Ambrose Harrison
Police Constable

Ambrose Harrison

Accident
End of Watch January 2, 1898
Age 24
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into St. Andrew’s Dock while on his night beat.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Harrison served with the Hull City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Hull City Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity hpd.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1898
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Ambrose Harrison 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 Hull City Police, 7 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35% of this agency's fallen.

Hull City Police
7
of 20 officers
35% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ambrose Harrison's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Ambrose Harrison Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ambrose Harrison is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897