Incident
Killed when the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a car on Moira Road as he travelled home from an all-night shift at Aldergrove RAF Station, Crumlin, County Antrim.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Sergeant Lavery served with the Air Ministry Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Sergeant Lavery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Sergeant William Howard Lavery 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 Air Ministry Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Howard Lavery's cause is highlighted.
How William Howard Lavery Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Howard Lavery is highlighted in Mar.
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