Andrew Patterson

City of London Police — London, ENG

Accident

End of Watch March 13, 1853

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

During the fire Sergeant Patterson was exposed to phosphorous that ignited on his trousers.

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173 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Patterson served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department City of London Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity colp.lnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1853

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Fire

Sergeant Andrew Patterson 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 City of London Police, 7 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.6% of this agency's fallen.

City of London Police

of 31 officers

22.6% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident