Roll of Honor
Incident
Having finished his night shift Acting Sergeant Buckenham was riding his motorcycle on the A10 between Rush Green and Great Amwell when, at 7:00am, he was involved in collision with a car. Police colleagues and an Ambulance attended the scene but his injuries proved to be fatal.
Reece joined the Metropolitan Police as a Police Community Support Officer and later transferred to Hertfordshire Constabulary where he became a Police Constable.
He is survived by his family including his son and daughter.
Survivors
He is survived by his family including his son and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Sergeant Buckenham served with the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Sergeant Buckenham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Acting Sergeant Reece Buckenham 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reece Buckenham's cause is highlighted.
How Reece Buckenham Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Reece Buckenham is highlighted in Jun.
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