John Pell

City of London — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch October 24, 1784

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Beaten to death with his own staff by two men he had stopped for evading the toll on Blackfriars Bridge as they crossed from the south side into the City of London.

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242 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Pell served with the City of London.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department City of London

Location ENG

Platform Identity l.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 24, 1784

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

Watchman John Pell 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At City of London, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

City of London

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious