James Snowden Henderson

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch October 10, 1938

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while cycling home from duty.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Henderson served with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Henderson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity newcpd.net.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1938

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant James Snowden Henderson 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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police

of 12 officers

83.3% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident