Roll of Honor
Incident
On night duty 10pm until 6am he was with Special Constable Potter guarding the Albert Reservoir. The two took it in turns, one stationed outside and the other inside the reservoir wall, alternating every hour throughout their shift.
Just after midnight SC Brotherton shouted a hello from over the parapet to Sgt Nuttall who was supervising that night. A short time later PC Mitchell who was passing by heard cries for help, he raced to the sound and found SC Potter there but SC Brotherton was missing. A short time later they saw a cap floating on the water. About 1.45am his body was found.
He resided at 33 Marquis Street in Halifax with his wife. He became a special constable at the beginnng of February.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Brotherton served with the Halifax Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Brotherton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable Clarence Brotherton 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 Halifax Borough Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Brotherton's cause is highlighted.
How Clarence Brotherton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Brotherton is highlighted in Mar.
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