Roll of Honor
Incident
Fell into the harbour and drowned whilst patrolling his beat at night.
Fell into the harbour and drowned while patrolling his beat at night.
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Police Constable Smeed served with the Dover Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Smeed 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 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dover Borough Police, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Smeed's cause is highlighted.
How William Smeed Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Smeed is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Dover Borough Police are honored on badge.nw.
