William Albert Terry
Police Constable

William Albert Terry

Accident
End of Watch May 15, 1932
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from a septic wound received while assisting at a post mortem.

Died from a septic wound received while assisting at a post mortem.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity maidpd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1932
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable William Albert Terry 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%.

Maidstone Borough Police
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. William Albert Terry'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 William Albert Terry Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Albert Terry is highlighted in May.

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