Henry Williamson
Police Constable

Henry Williamson

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG
Accident
End of Watch November 10, 1897
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from an injury that he sustained when he fell while chasing a suspect.

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Chester, ENG
Platform Identity cco.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1897
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Henry Williamson 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 Cheshire Constabulary, 21 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

Cheshire Constabulary
21
of 30 officers
70% 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. Henry Williamson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Henry Williamson Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Williamson is highlighted in Nov.

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