Roll of Honor
Incident
While on night-time cycle patrol on 12th December 1914, in Norton Hall Lane in Norton Canes, PC Adams was struck by another cyclist and knocked to the ground, causing him a serious head injury.
He died in Wolverhampton Hospital two weeks later, on 27th December, as a result of cerebral compression.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Adams served with the Staffordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Adams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Harry Adams 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 Staffordshire Constabulary, 7 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Adams's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Adams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Adams is highlighted in Dec.
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