Ernest Beecroft

Nottinghamshire Constabulary — ENG

Accident

End of Watch October 13, 1975

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Killed in a road accident while on motorcycle patrol.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Nottinghamshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity nco.ngm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 1975

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Ernest Beecroft 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 Nottinghamshire Constabulary, 4 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Nottinghamshire Constabulary

of 7 officers

57.1% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident