Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Caulton was killed instantly when his police car struck a stationary lorry on Cleveland Hill, Retford, near East Markham, during the blackout.
Bernard had been in charge of Tuxford section of Retford Police Division since 1936.
He left a wife and a son who was serving in the Royal Air Force.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Caulton served with the Nottinghamshire County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Caulton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Bernard Caulton 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 Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary, 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bernard Caulton's cause is highlighted.
How Bernard Caulton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bernard Caulton is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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