William Stanley Gatehouse

Hertfordshire Constabulary — Welwyn, ENG

Accident

End of Watch July 17, 1925

Age 39

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Gender Male

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Incident

Fatally injured in a fall off a lorry to which he had just given directions.

Fatally injured in a fall from a lorry having just given directions to the driver.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Gatehouse served with the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Gatehouse.

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

Agency

Department Hertfordshire Constabulary

Location Welwyn, ENG

Platform Identity hco.hrt.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1925

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable William Stanley Gatehouse 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 Hertfordshire Constabulary, 14 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.9% of this agency's fallen.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

of 23 officers

60.9% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident