Edwin Percy Cook

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Undetermined

End of Watch October 7, 1927

Age 33

The Vigil Panel 196 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

The two men, employed by the Notting Hill Electrical Light Company, were in Addison Avenue looking for a manhole. They made an enquiry with a shopkeeper who pointed out the only one he knew but informed them that it was a ‘dead sewer’. Pressing on the men lifted the cover and one entered by the steps but, overcome by gas, he then fell into the water. The second man immediately went to his aid but also collapsed. The shopkeeper called the police and PC Cook arrived, placed a handkerchief around his mouth and went to rescue both men. Firemen then arrived and, wearing gas masks, brought all three men out but the two men were dead and PC Cook was barely breathing. An ambulance was called to take him to hospital but he died en route.

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

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 1927

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Cause Detail Other

Police Constable Edwin Percy Cook is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 18 of 2,827 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.6% of this state's fallen.

At Metropolitan Police, 8 of 729 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 1.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

of 729 officers

1.1% Undetermined

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

0.6% Undetermined

Nationwide

260

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Undetermined