Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Constable Bertram Holt Cattell was also killed in the same incident and Sub-Divisional Officer Ernest Hugh Johnson died from his injuries the following day.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police War Reserve Constable Gillings served with the Warwickshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police War Reserve Constable Gillings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police War Reserve Constable John Thomas Gillings 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 Warwickshire Constabulary, 11 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Thomas Gillings's cause is highlighted.
How John Thomas Gillings Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Thomas Gillings is highlighted in Aug.
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