James Havard

War Department Constabulary — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch July 11, 1940

Age 64

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Fatally injured while on duty during an enemy air raid on a Royal Ordnance Factory.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Havard served with the War Department Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Havard.

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

Agency

Department War Department Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity wdco.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1940

Age 64

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Sergeant James Havard 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 War Department Constabulary, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

War Department Constabulary

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious