Charles Alfred Rason

Bristol Constabulary — ENG

Accident

End of Watch September 14, 1966

Age 51

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Gender Male

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Incident

Killed by an accidental explosion at the forensic science laboratory.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Chief Inspector Rason served with the Bristol Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Chief Inspector Rason.

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

Agency

Department Bristol Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity bco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 14, 1966

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accident

Detective Chief Inspector Charles Alfred Rason 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 Bristol Constabulary, 10 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bristol Constabulary

of 22 officers

45.5% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident