William Ernest Austen

Dover Borough Police — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch March 23, 1942

Age 57

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Killed alongside his colleague, PWRC Percy W. Sneller, by enemy action during an air raid at Dover.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Sergeant Austen served with the Dover Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Sergeant Austen.

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

Agency

Department Dover Borough Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity dovepd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 23, 1942

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Special Sergeant William Ernest Austen is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dover Borough Police, 3 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Dover Borough Police

of 7 officers

42.9% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious