William Rumney

Cumbria Constabulary — Penrith, ENG

Accident

End of Watch May 31, 1971

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while on motorcycle patrol duty on the A591 near Bassenthwaite.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Cumbria Constabulary

Location Penrith, ENG

Platform Identity cco.cma.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1971

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable William Rumney 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 Cumbria Constabulary, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Cumbria Constabulary

of 8 officers

75% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident