Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally wounded along with Inspector Henry Stroud, who died the previous day, as a result of a gas explosion at Portsmouth Dockyard Police Station.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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171 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Giles served with the HM Dockyard Police Portsmouth.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable James Giles 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 HM Dockyard Police Portsmouth, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Giles's cause is highlighted.
How James Giles Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Giles is highlighted in Mar.
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