George Albert Manning
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Chief Inspector

George Albert Manning

Essex Police — Chelmsford, ENG
Accident
End of Watch December 26, 1976
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when his patrol car crashed as he responded to a call to a burglary.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Inspector Manning served with the Essex Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Inspector Manning.

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

Agency

Department Essex Police
Location Chelmsford, ENG
Platform Identity epd.ess.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 26, 1976
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Chief Inspector George Albert Manning 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 Essex Police, 13 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.

Essex Police
13
of 17 officers
76.5% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Albert Manning's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How George Albert Manning Compares

Age at End of Watch
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Albert Manning is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897