Thomas Dix
Police Constable

Thomas Dix

Accident
End of Watch April 3, 1917
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the dock 4 weeks after being missed from his beat.

Found drowned in the dock four weeks after being missed from his beat.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-SBP-973215AA
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity sbpd.swa.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 3, 1917
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Thomas Dix is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 66 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Swansea Borough Police, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Swansea Borough Police
1
of 7 officers
14.3% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How Thomas Dix Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Dix is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897