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Special Constable

Harold Rowland Luxton

Exeter City Police — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch May 4, 1942

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Killed by enemy action in an air raid.

Killed while responding to an air raid alarm when he donned his uniform over his nightclothes and was hit by the effects of an exploding air bomb on Sidwell Street.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Luxton served with the Exeter City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Luxton.

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

Agency

Department Exeter City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity epd.dev.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 1942

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Special Constable Harold Rowland Luxton 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 Exeter City Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Exeter City Police

of 3 officers

33.3% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Rowland Luxton's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Harold Rowland Luxton Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Rowland Luxton is highlighted in May.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from Exeter City Police are honored on badge.nw.

Victor George Edward Woollacott

Feb 11, 1929

Accident