William H Edwards

Died

25 November 1945

Age

Rank

Chief Constable

Force

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from his injuries ten days after the police car in which he was travelling was in a head-on collision with an armoured car at Melbourn.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from his injuries ten days after the police car in which he was travelling was in a head-on collision with an armoured car at Melbourn.

Circumstances

Died as a result of injuries received on 15 November when the police car in which he was travelling to a Special Constabulary Conference was in a head-on collision with an armoured car at Melbourn.

Special Constabulary Commandant Reginald Nicholson, who was travelling with CC Edwards to a Special Constabulary Conference, died from his injuries on the day of the accident.