Incident
Died in Bute Hospital in Luton during an operation to amputate his leg, due to blood poisoning, after breaking his leg nine days earlier, on 13th April when, having hitched a ride on a horse and trap to travel between Whipsnade and Studham, the horse shied and he was thrown from the trap.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Stanbridge served with the Bedfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Stanbridge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Constable Frederick Stanbridge 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 Bedfordshire Constabulary, 7 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick Stanbridge's cause is highlighted.
How Frederick Stanbridge Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Stanbridge is highlighted in Apr.
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