Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after entering the River Lea in unknown circumstances. His body was recovered from the river about 4.30am.
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- July 23, 2026
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170 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Rapley served with the Hertford Borough Police.
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
Police Constable John William Rapley 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John William Rapley's cause is highlighted.
How John William Rapley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John William Rapley is highlighted in Nov.