Victor George Edward Woollacott
Police Constable

Victor George Edward Woollacott

Accident
End of Watch February 11, 1929
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed while on point duty when he was struck by a bus that skidded in the snow.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

— 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 February 11, 1929
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Victor George Edward Woollacott 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 Exeter City Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Exeter City Police
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor George Edward Woollacott'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 Victor George Edward Woollacott Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor George Edward Woollacott is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

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