Roll of Honor
Incident
After responding to early morning shouts of “Murder!” Parish Constable Gell and several other men managed to disarm a man who, having already knocked his mother to the floor, was about to cut her throat.
With help from two of the men, Thomas then cleared everybody from the house before realising that the son was chasing after the three men. Two of them managed to elude the assailant but he caught Constable Gell and repeatedly struck him on the head with a cudgel.
Another officer soon arrived and managed to secure the woman’s son but Thomas died about an hour later.
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Parish Constable Gell served with the Parish of Hemingby.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Parish Constable Thomas Bett Gell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Parish of Hemingby, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Bett Gell's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Bett Gell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Bett Gell is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Parish of Hemingby are honored on badge.nw.
