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| Parish of Berden | ||
| Parish Constable Henry Trigg Died 25 March 1814, aged 36 Shot dead attempting to apprehend two burglars in his shop at night. |
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| Saffron Walden Borough Police | ||
| Head Constable William Campling Died 9 November 1849, aged 53 Shot and fatally wounded when ambushed outside his own house. |
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| Colchester Borough River Police | ||
| Police Constable Henry Ernest Wright Died 1 August 1899, aged 21 Accidentally drowned on duty while swimming from his patrol boat. |
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| Essex Constabulary | ||
| Police Constable Robert Bamborough Died 30 November 1850, aged 43 Fatally injured when beaten by a prisoner he was escorting to gaol. Police Constable Edward James Willsmore Died 29 March 1851, aged 27 Drowned when his boat capsized while protecting the oyster fishery. Police Constable John Smith Died 28 December 1858, aged 48 Accidentally drowned whilst in the execution of his duty. Inspector Thomas Simmons Died 24 January 1885, aged 40 Shot and fatally wounded when he challenged 3 suspected burglars. Police Constable Edward Raven Died 7 August 1886, aged 50 Drowned when his boat capsized returning to his beat at Foulness. Acting Sergeant Adam John Eves Died 15 April 1893, aged 36 Savagely beaten and hacked to death by a gang of thieves at night. Sergeant John Harvey Died 5 January 1894, aged 36 Found drowned head first down a well in suspicious circumstances. Police Constable Walter Reeve Died 16 February 1911, aged 43 Found drowned in the river after being missed from his beat at night. Police Constable Joseph Watt Died 8 September 1913, aged 32 Fatally injured while endeavouring to stop a runaway horse and van. Special Constable Joseph Benjamin Thomas Died 28 December 1914, aged 44 Drowned when he fell into a culvert on patrol during stormy weather. Police Constable Thomas Arthur Wake Died 8 February 1927, aged 32 Died from injuries sustained on duty in 1926 when hit by a motorcycle. Police Constable George William Gutteridge Died 27 September 1927, aged 38 Shot dead while questioning two men he stopped in the early hours. Detective Constable Maurice George Lee Died 16 November 1940, aged 29 Killed on guard duty when Police HQ was hit by bombs in an air raid. Police Constable Alexander Simpson Scott Died 16 November 1940, aged 26 Killed on guard duty when Police HQ was hit by bombs in an air raid. Police War Reserve Constable John William Towers Died 26 January 1941, aged 52 Fatally injured by a lorry while recovering a body on a hand bier. Sergeant David Evan Bowen Lewis Died 14 July 1946, aged 44 Collapsed and died when called to deal with a disturbance on a bus. Sergeant Edmund Sleigh Frost Died 8 April 1948, aged 41 Died as a result of injuries received in an assault by a military deserter in 1946. Police Constable Sidney Leslie Dodd Died 24 February 1957, aged 32 Knocked down and killed by a car while on bicycle patrol. Police Constable Brian Arthur Rippingale Died 2 September 1968, aged 27 Accidentally killed when struck by a car while chasing a suspect on foot. |
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| Southend-on-Sea Constabulary | ||
| Police War Reserve Constable Edward Jack Gillingham Died 14 October 1940, aged 38 Killed off duty in an enemy air raid. |
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| Essex & Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary | ||
| Police Constable John Frederick Shrimplin Died 2 March 1970, aged 32 Accidentally killed when struck by a car while on motorcycle patrol. Police Cadet Lesley Anne Beet Died 13 March 1974, aged 18 Drowned when her canoe capsized with a supervised party of cadets. |
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| Essex Police | ||
| Chief Inspector George Albert Manning Died 26 December 1976, aged 56 Fatally injured when a patrol car responding to a burglary crashed. Police Constable Leslie Bloom Died 5 January 1978, aged 30 Killed when his motorcycle struck a parked van while travelling to work. Police Constable Peter James Wringe Died 4 July 1982, aged 23 Fatally injured in a fall through the roof of premises he was searching. Police Constable Stephen Fletcher Greet Died 14 August 1984, aged 26 Killed by a passing lorry while checking a car on the motorway. Acting Sergeant Brian John Bishop Died 27 August 1984, aged 37 Shot and fatally wounded when challenging an armed suspect. Police Constable David Roy Worsfold Died 5 March 1987, aged 28 Killed while observer in a traffic car which lost control and crashed. Police Constable Stephen Taylor Died 1 June 1989, aged 31 Overcome by fumes in a sunken barge while on police diver training. Police Constable Andrew John Morrison Died 2 June 1989, aged 34 Overcome by fumes in a sunken barge while on police diver training. Police Constable Jo-Ann Jennings Died 12 November 1989, aged 23 Killed in a patrol car which crashed while responding to a disturbance. Police Constable Christopher John Wiggins Died 13 October 1992, aged 29 Killed by a lorry while protecting the scene of a car fire on the motorway. Police Constable Rodney John Leake Died 20 June 1996, aged 49 Killed while on routine motorcycle patrol when in collision with a lorry. Police Constable Robert Foster Died 10 August 1998, aged 44 Collapsed and died of heart failure on a firearms course in Yorkshire. Police Constable Roderick Norton Daniels Died 8 February 2001, aged 53 Having stopped to assist a motorist he was struck and fatally injured by a speeding car being driven by a disqualified driver. Police Constable Gary John Veal Died 13 January 2002, aged 36 Fatally injured protecting the scene of a breakdown when hit by a car. Sergeant Robert George Walsham Died 29 January 2008, aged 48 Killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for duty at Colchester. Police Constable Ian Dibell Died 9 July 2012, aged 41 Whilst off duty in Clacton-on-Sea he had cause to intervene in an incident close to his home. Protecting the public from an armed male he sustained fatal gunshot wounds. |
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