John Graham

Gateshead Borough Police — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch January 25, 1889

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Died while on patrol when a man that he had previously reported, plunged a knife into the officer, took his truncheon and bludgeoned him to death. Nine days earlier, on 16th January, in the village of Wrekenton, Constable Graham had cause to deal with the same man for disturbing the peace while evicting his wife from their home. Having left he was called back and subsequently reported the man. On 25th January, the man appeared before Gateshead Magistrates Court where he was found guilty and fined. After the trial Constable Graham returned home and went about his normal business, before going on patrol when he was attacked.

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137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Graham served with the Gateshead Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Gateshead Borough Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity gbpd.gat.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1889

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Police Constable John Graham 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 Gateshead Borough Police, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Gateshead Borough Police

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious