Henry Green
Police Constable

Henry Green

Felonious
End of Watch April 12, 1863
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Struck and fatally injured by a man he was moving on at Pentre Broughton.

Died from a fractured skull, sustained when he was struck by a man he was moving on, after he and a police colleague were called to clear a public house in Pentre Broughton, near Wrexham, soon after midnight.

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Green served with the Denbighshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity dco.den.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1863
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

Police Constable Henry Green is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WLS, 11 of 106 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 10.4% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Denbighshire Constabulary, 1 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Denbighshire Constabulary
1
of 5 officers
20% Felonious
WLS — Statewide
11
of 106 officers
10.4% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Green'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 Henry Green Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Green is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518