Roll of Honor
Incident
PC Haken’s body was not recovered until 1st March the following year, more than eleven weeks after the incident.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Police Constable Haken served with the River Tyne Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Haken 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 River Tyne Police, 4 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Haken's cause is highlighted.
How William Haken Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Haken is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from River Tyne Police are honored on badge.nw.
