William Gordon Ward

Lincolnshire Constabulary — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch May 29, 1941

Age 20

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Fatally injured by the detonation of an unexploded bomb, which he attempted to remove from the street after an air raid at Grimsby.

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

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

Agency

Department Lincolnshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity lco.lin.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1941

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Police Constable William Gordon Ward is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lincolnshire Constabulary, 3 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Lincolnshire Constabulary

of 9 officers

33.3% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious