Roll of Honor
Incident
Having been on duty during the day in Andover he was at home in his police house at Weyhill when, that night, he was called and told that a suspect stolen car was approaching from Ludgershall.
Putting his uniform back on he went out to look out for the car, but was killed when he was struck by two vehicles coming from differing directions on the junction of Amesbury Road and Ludgershall Road.
During the war PC Dolan served with the Royal Air Force.
He was married with five children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dolan served with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dolan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable James Dolan 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 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Dolan's cause is highlighted.
How James Dolan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Dolan is highlighted in Dec.
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