Edmund Arthur Bartlett
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Sergeant

Edmund Arthur Bartlett

City of London Police — London, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch May 11, 1941
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally wounded while using his body to shield a member of the public from an explosion in Aldersgate Street during the heaviest bombing of the London Blitz.

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BO-GB-COL-31D420BD
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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bartlett served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bartlett.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location London, ENG
Platform Identity colp.lnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 11, 1941
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail War

Sergeant Edmund Arthur Bartlett 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 City of London Police, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.

City of London Police
16
of 31 officers
51.6% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edmund Arthur Bartlett's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edmund Arthur Bartlett Compares

Age at Death
47
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edmund Arthur Bartlett is highlighted in May.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909