Albert William Curtis
Special Constable

Albert William Curtis

Accident
End of Watch November 22, 1938
Age 63
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in the Perth Royal Infirmary, nine days after sustaining serious injuries when the car in which he and three other Special Constables were travelling left the road as they travelled to an ARP training course in Perth.

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BO-GB-PKC-C84C1753
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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Curtis served with the Perthshire & Kinross-shire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Curtis.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity pertco.pkn.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 22, 1938
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Special Constable Albert William Curtis 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Perth & Kinross Constabulary, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Perth & Kinross Constabulary
6
of 8 officers
75% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% 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. Albert William Curtis'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 Albert William Curtis Compares

Age at End of Watch
63
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert William Curtis is highlighted in Nov.

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