Incident
Without regaining consciousness, PC Napier died in the Northern Hospital from the injuries he sustained while on night duty the previous evening when, about 6:30pm, he was struck by a goods vehicle as he crossed the road at the junction of Scotland Road and Bevington Hill.
Alexander, a native of Liverpool, joined the force in February 1946 after serving nine years with the Sixth Airborne Division.
In 1945 he was awarded the Commander-In-Chief’s Certificate for good serving during the Normandy operations.
He left a widow and child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Napier served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Napier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Constable Alexander Napier is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Liverpool City Police, 27 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander Napier's cause is highlighted.
How Alexander Napier Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Napier is highlighted in Jan.
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