James Dolan
Police Constable

James Dolan

Accident
End of Watch December 2, 1956
Age 36
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Gender Male

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

Location ENG
Platform Identity hiwpd.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1956
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable James Dolan 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 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.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police
2
of 3 officers
66.7% 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. James Dolan's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Dolan Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Dolan is highlighted in Dec.

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

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