Roll of Honor
Incident
Drowned, along with ten other people, while making several unsuccessful attempts to rescue the three-man crew from an RAF bomber aircraft that had crashed into the sea off Rhosneigr during a gale. PC Arthur was in the second of four boats launched, all of which capsized in the stormy seas. Posthumously awarded the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Arthur served with the Anglesey Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Arthur.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable George Cledwyn Arthur 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 Anglesey Constabulary, 2 of 4 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. George Cledwyn Arthur's cause is highlighted.
How George Cledwyn Arthur Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Cledwyn Arthur is highlighted in Aug.
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