Edwin James Longhurst
Police Constable

Edwin James Longhurst

Accident
End of Watch February 8, 1928
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when he was knocked down by a bus while on duty cycling in Canterbury.

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BO-GB-KCC-219347EB
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity kcco.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1928
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Edwin James Longhurst 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 Kent County Constabulary, 24 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.2% of this agency's fallen.

Kent County Constabulary
24
of 52 officers
46.2% 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. Edwin James Longhurst's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edwin James Longhurst Compares

Age at Death
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin James Longhurst is highlighted in Feb.

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