Roll of Honor
Incident
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the sufferings of impoverished agricultural labourers in Kent had significantly worsened.
Led by John Nichols Tom, a Cornish merchant who had been imprisoned for perjury, had spent three years in Kent County Lunatic Asylum and who claimed to be Sir William Courtenay, a group of farmers and agricultural labourers marched around the countryside in protest.
Mindful of the Swing Riots of 1830, a local magistrate issued a warrant for Courtenay’s arrest and a large group of men, consisting of a few police officers and hundreds of soldiers, was despatched to make the arrest and disperse the protesters.
The two groups confronted each other in Bossenden Wood and during the short battle that ensued, eight rioters, one solider and Special Constable Catt were killed.
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Special Constable Catt served with the Parish of Boughton.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable George Catt 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 Parish of Boughton, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Catt's cause is highlighted.
How George Catt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Catt is highlighted in May.
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