Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after sustaining a fatal head injury, while on point duty, when he was knocked down as he tried to stop a horse and cart that were being driven furiously.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Police Constable Thompson served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Albert Thompson 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%.
At Metropolitan Police, 306 of 729 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Thompson's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Thompson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Thompson is highlighted in Feb.
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