Roll of Honor
Incident
PC Stanton was last seen alive about 6:20pm on the evening of 28th January 1929 but after failing to meet another police officer at 7:00pm as planned, a search was established to locate him.
Shortly after midnight his body was found on the railway line at the foot of a steep embankment near the entrance to Netherton tunnel, though his beat would not have normally have given him reason to enter the railway system.
He was found lying on his back having sustained a serious head injury but still had hold of his truncheon across his chest. His trousers were ripped, his coat collar had been torn and a button was missing.
With conflicting medical opinions regarding whether PC Stanton had been the victim of foul play or had been struck by a train, the inquest into his death recorded an open verdict.
Having joined the police in May 1926 Harry had been an officer for more than two-and-a-half years. He was due to be married in March.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Stanton served with the Dudley Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Stanton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Harry Leslie Stanton is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 18 of 2,827 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.6% of this state's fallen.
At Dudley Borough Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Leslie Stanton's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Leslie Stanton Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Leslie Stanton is highlighted in Jan.
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