Leonard Charles Payne

City of London Police — London, ENG

Felonious

End of Watch September 24, 1940

Age 20

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Fatally injured in an enemy air raid while off duty assisting local ARP.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Payne served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Payne.

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

Agency

Department City of London Police

Type Police Department

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity colp.lnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 1940

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Special Constable Leonard Charles Payne is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At City of London Police, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.

City of London Police

of 31 officers

51.6% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious