Robert William Burns

War Department Constabulary — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch June 16, 1944

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Killed while on duty during an enemy air raid.

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

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

Agency

Department War Department Constabulary

Location ENG

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1944

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Police Constable Robert William Burns 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 War Department Constabulary, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

War Department Constabulary

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious