Roll of Honor
Incident
In the early hours of the morning, Sergeant Little was attempting to rescue an 83-year-old lady trapped in a burning house at Seaham Harbour. Having reached her, Robert was dragging her to safety when they both perished. Posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Little served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Little.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Robert Little 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 Durham County Constabulary, 12 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Little's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Little Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Little is highlighted in Dec.
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