Alfred Hill

Shropshire Constabulary — ENG

Accident

End of Watch February 9, 1940

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Killed while on patrol, pushing his bicycle during the blackout, when he was struck by a lorry that failed to stop.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Shropshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity sco.shr.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 1940

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Special Constable Alfred Hill 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 Shropshire Constabulary, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Shropshire Constabulary

of 5 officers

80% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident