Roll of Honor
Incident
While on cycle patrol in Mitcheldean, PC Cooper, the Constable in charge of the police station there, was accidentally thrown from his bicycle and killed.
Ernest joined the force in 1899 and had been stationed at Gloucester, Stow-In-The-Wold, Northleach and Cheltenham where he served two years before being transferred to Mitcheldean.
PC Cooper was a married man.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Cooper served with the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Cooper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Ernest Albert Cooper is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Gloucestershire Constabulary, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Albert Cooper's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Albert Cooper Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Albert Cooper is highlighted in Nov.
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