Ralph Halton Pattison
Police Constable

Ralph Halton Pattison

Accident
End of Watch February 7, 1949
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in hospital from the injuries he sustained ten days earlier when, on 28th January, he was struck by a car while checking vehicles at night.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Pattison served with the Northumberland County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Pattison.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity ncco.nbl.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1949
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Ralph Halton Pattison 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 Northumberland County Constabulary, 11 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.8% of this agency's fallen.

Northumberland County Constabulary
11
of 23 officers
47.8% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Halton Pattison's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Ralph Halton Pattison Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Halton Pattison is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897