Tom Williamson Jewes
Police Constable

Tom Williamson Jewes

Accident
End of Watch June 16, 1933
Age 22
The Vigil Panel 189 ›
Gender Male

Incident

He saw a man jump into the River Irwell near to Victoria Bridge, in an attempt to save a cat and was in difficulties. PC Jewes entered the water in an attempt to save him, but his attempt was unsuccessful and both of them drowned.

Drowned alongside a man he was attempting to rescue when he saw him in difficulties after he jumped into the River Irwell, near Victoria Bridge, to rescue a cat.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity mpd.man.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1933
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Tom Williamson Jewes 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 Manchester City Police, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.

Manchester City Police
8
of 17 officers
47.1% 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. Tom Williamson Jewes'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 Tom Williamson Jewes Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tom Williamson Jewes is highlighted in Jun.

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