Trevor Harold Smith
Chief Inspector

Trevor Harold Smith

Accident
End of Watch November 18, 1972
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident while examining students on a police driving course.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Inspector Smith served with the South Wales Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Inspector Smith.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity swco.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1972
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Chief Inspector Trevor Harold Smith 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At South Wales Constabulary, 9 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

South Wales Constabulary
9
of 9 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% 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. Trevor Harold Smith'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 Trevor Harold Smith Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Trevor Harold Smith is highlighted in Nov.

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