Roll of Honor
Incident
This incident was the precursor to what became the Siege of Sidney Street.
PS Robert Bentley also died on this date while PS Charles Tucker died the previous day.
All three officers were posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Choat served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Choat.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Walter Charles Choat 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 City of London Police, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Charles Choat's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Charles Choat Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Charles Choat is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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