John Stanislaus Freed

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Felonious

End of Watch October 19, 1940

Age 60

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Killed by a bomb explosion at Chislehurst police box during an enemy air raid.

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

— 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 19, 1940

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Reserve Police Constable John Stanislaus Freed 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 Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

185

of 729 officers

25.4% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious