Basil Linton Stockbridge

Somerset Constabulary — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch September 4, 1940

Age 26

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Special Constable Ronald William Clark was also killed during the air raid.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Stockbridge served with the Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Stockbridge.

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

Agency

Department Somerset Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity sco.som.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1940

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Police Constable Basil Linton Stockbridge is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Somerset Constabulary, 7 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.9% of this agency's fallen.

Somerset Constabulary

of 18 officers

38.9% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious