Ronald Mayne Roffey
Sergeant

Ronald Mayne Roffey

Accident
End of Watch August 22, 1956
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned attempting to rescue his daughter from the sea in Jersey.

Drowned attempting to rescue his daughter from the sea in Jersey.

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BO-GB-BBP-68DF3E6D
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Roffey served with the Bournemouth Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Roffey.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bbpd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1956
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Sergeant Ronald Mayne Roffey 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 Bournemouth Borough Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bournemouth Borough Police
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Ronald Mayne Roffey'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 Ronald Mayne Roffey Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Mayne Roffey is highlighted in Aug.

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

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