John Head
Police Constable

John Head

Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1900
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Gender Male

Incident

Died as a result of the injuries he sustained in an accident at Millwall Docks.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity mdpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1900
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable John Head is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Millwall Docks Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Millwall Docks Police
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Head's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John Head Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Head is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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