Benjamin Drinkwater

Bootle Borough Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch August 1, 1935

Age 26

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Fatally injured when he fell through the roof of a premises while searching for lead thieves.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Drinkwater served with the Bootle Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Drinkwater.

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

Agency

Department Bootle Borough Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity bbpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1935

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Benjamin Drinkwater 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 Bootle Borough Police, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bootle Borough Police

of 8 officers

12.5% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident