Charles George Bowditch
War Reserve Constable

Charles George Bowditch

Accident
End of Watch October 27, 1941
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident while on night duty cycle patrol in Eastleigh.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
War Reserve Constable Bowditch served with the Hampshire County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, War Reserve Constable Bowditch.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity hcco.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1941
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

War Reserve Constable Charles George Bowditch 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 Hampshire County Constabulary, 11 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hampshire County Constabulary
11
of 15 officers
73.3% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles George Bowditch's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles George Bowditch Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles George Bowditch is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897