Roll of Honor
Incident
On the evening of Tuesday 28th December 1858, PC Smith, who was stationed in Great Wakering, travelled to Foulness to serve a summons for a case of assault.
The following morning his body was found on the sands between Foulness and Great Wakering and it was surmised that on his return journey he had lost his way in the fog and drowned.
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Police Constable Smith served with the Essex Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Smith 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 Essex Constabulary, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Smith's cause is highlighted.
How John Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Smith is highlighted in Dec.
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