Arthur James Coote
Sergeant

Arthur James Coote

Accident
End of Watch June 9, 1957
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road collision while seconded to the British Police Unit in Cyprus.

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July 23, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Coote served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Coote.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1957
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Arthur James Coote 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 Durham County Constabulary, 12 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.4% of this agency's fallen.

Durham County Constabulary
12
of 29 officers
41.4% 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. Arthur James Coote'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 Arthur James Coote Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur James Coote is highlighted in Jun.

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