David Protheroe Davies
Police Constable

David Protheroe Davies

Norfolk Constabulary — Norwich, ENG
Accident
End of Watch January 13, 1968
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when his police car crashed after losing control on icy roads.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Davies served with the Norfolk Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Davies.

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

Agency

Location Norwich, ENG
Platform Identity nco.nfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 1968
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable David Protheroe Davies 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 Norfolk Constabulary, 8 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk Constabulary
8
of 10 officers
80% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. David Protheroe Davies'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 David Protheroe Davies Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Protheroe Davies is highlighted in Jan.

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