Richard Hart

Glamorganshire Constabulary — WLS

Accident

End of Watch February 3, 1946

Age 43

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Gender Male

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Incident

Killed when he was knocked down by a motor car while on patrol.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Glamorganshire Constabulary

Location WLS

Platform Identity gco.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1946

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Richard Hart 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Glamorganshire Constabulary, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.

Glamorganshire Constabulary

of 17 officers

47.1% Accident

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

66% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident