John Clement Maule
Police Constable

John Clement Maule

Accident
End of Watch December 8, 1868
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into Newport Harbour.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

158 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Maule served with the Newport Harbour Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity nhpd.nwp.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1868
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable John Clement Maule 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 Newport Harbour Police, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Newport Harbour Police
3
of 3 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Clement Maule's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Clement Maule Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Clement Maule is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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