David Cameron
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Police Constable

David Cameron

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch December 24, 1980
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in Shrewsbury Hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained in a road traffic collision while on duty some weeks earlier.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Birmingham, ENG
Platform Identity wmpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1980
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable David Cameron is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At West Midlands Police, 29 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63% of this agency's fallen.

West Midlands Police
29
of 46 officers
63% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How David Cameron Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Cameron is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897