Stanley Edward Moore
Police Constable

Stanley Edward Moore

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Accident
End of Watch February 11, 1969
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

In the course of a missing person investigation PC Moore, in his capacity as a Police Diver, was called in to help search for the two children but drowned while participating in an underwater search at Howley Weir, on Knutsford Road, Warrington.

He was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1969
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Stanley Edward Moore 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 Lancashire Constabulary, 52 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Lancashire Constabulary
52
of 122 officers
42.6% 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. Stanley Edward Moore'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 Stanley Edward Moore Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley Edward Moore is highlighted in Feb.

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