Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in the King Edward VII hospital after suffering a fractured skull when, about 10:00pm the previous evening, he was knocked down by a car that he was attempting to stop while on point duty on Rumney Hill between Newport and Cardiff.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Shapland served with the Monmouthshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Shapland.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Henry Shapland 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Monmouthshire Constabulary, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Henry Shapland's cause is highlighted.
How William Henry Shapland Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Henry Shapland is highlighted in Feb.
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