Roll of Honor
Incident
While on traffic patrol duty about 5:00pm, PC Chappell stopped a lorry concerning a suspected offence on the main Gloucester to Bristol road near Claypits.
Morton had been talking to the lorry driver for some time when another lorry struck the stationary lorry and both men, killing PC Chappell instantly.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Chappell served with the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Chappell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Morton John Chappell 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 Gloucestershire Constabulary, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Morton John Chappell's cause is highlighted.
How Morton John Chappell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Morton John Chappell is highlighted in Apr.
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