John Edward Edmonds
Police Constable

John Edward Edmonds

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG
Accident
End of Watch February 26, 1909
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Three months earlier, on 7th November 1908, PC Edmonds had been checking premises when he sustained the injury for which he originally received treatment at Stockport Infirmary.

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BO-GB-CHC-FED473D3
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Tributes

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1909
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable John Edward Edmonds is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Edward Edmonds's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John Edward Edmonds Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Edward Edmonds is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897