Charles Hector Brown
Sergeant

Charles Hector Brown

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG
Accident
End of Watch January 14, 1958
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident while seconded to the British Police Unit in Cyprus.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Brown served with the Cheshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Brown.

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

Agency

Location Chester, ENG
Platform Identity cco.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 1958
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Charles Hector Brown 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 Cheshire Constabulary, 21 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

Cheshire Constabulary
21
of 30 officers
70% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Hector Brown's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles Hector Brown Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Hector Brown is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897