Albert Willits

Died

18 January 1925

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in hospital soon after being shot in the back and fatally wounded when he became suspicious of three young men in Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in hospital soon after being shot in the back and fatally wounded when he became suspicious of three young men in Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton.

Circumstances

Reporting for duty at 6am he commenced a patrol of his beat. Seeing three men and finding it odd they were up and about so early made towards them to enquire as to their business. As he approached one of the men swung round and knocked PC Willits helmet from his head, make after the male who had struck him another of the man approached and shot PC Willits in the back, fatally wounding him.

Died in the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire General Hospital, soon after being shot in the back and fatally wounded by one man while chasing another, who had knocked PC Willits’ helmet from his head, as he approached three young men in Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton, to question them about their business as the officer, who had commenced patrolling his beat at 6:00am, found it odd they were up and about so early.