Frank Howard Adkins

Bath City Police — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch April 26, 1942

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Killed alongside a Special Inspector, a Special Sergeant and five other Special Constables while on duty during an enemy air raid.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Adkins served with the Bath City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Adkins.

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

Agency

Department Bath City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity bpd.bas.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 26, 1942

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Special Constable Frank Howard Adkins is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Bath City Police, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Bath City Police

of 12 officers

66.7% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious