John Thomas Stebbings
Police Constable

John Thomas Stebbings

Accident
End of Watch October 21, 1899
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he tripped over a wire rope and fell into the dock in the fog.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Stebbings served with the Regents Canal Dock Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity rcdpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 21, 1899
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable John Thomas Stebbings is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 Regents Canal Dock Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Regents Canal Dock Police
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Thomas Stebbings's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Thomas Stebbings Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Thomas Stebbings is highlighted in Oct.

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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