Roll of Honor
Incident
After being sent early on Sunday morning to apprehend three poachers on the Hare Estate at Newnham, Sergeant Morris and a police constable located them in the neighbourhood of Viney Hill, in the Forest of Dean, but were confronted by the men and struck down by stones.
When the constable regained consciousness he found William dead, with a fractured skull and a broken neck.
All three poachers were later arrested.
Sergeant Morris had served with the Constabulary for eleven years and left a wife and three children.
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Sergeant Morris served with the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Morris 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 Gloucestershire Constabulary, 2 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Morris's cause is highlighted.
How William Morris Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Morris is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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