Roll of Honor
Incident
After overtaking a slow-moving heavy steam-lorry on King Street, Hammersmith, PC Baseby’s bicycle slipped on the wet and greasy road throwing him into the path of the lorry. Unable to stop in time the lorry’s wheels passed over the officer, causing him severe internal crush injuries.
He was immediately taken to West London Hospital but declared dead on arrival at 12:40pm.
William, who served with ‘T’ Division, left a wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Baseby served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Baseby.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Henry Baseby 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. William Henry Baseby's cause is highlighted.
How William Henry Baseby Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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