Alexander Napier

Died

7 January 1948

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Liverpool City Police

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in hospital the day after being fatally injured when he was struck by a goods vehicle while on night duty.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in hospital the day after being fatally injured when he was struck by a goods vehicle while on night duty.

Circumstances

Fatally injured when knocked down by a vehicle while on night duty.

Without regaining consciousness, PC Napier died in the Northern Hospital from the injuries he sustained while on night duty the previous evening when, about 6:30pm, he was struck by a goods vehicle as he crossed the road at the junction of Scotland Road and Bevington Hill.

Alexander, a native of Liverpool, joined the force in February 1946 after serving nine years with the Sixth Airborne Division.

In 1945 he was awarded the Commander-In-Chief’s Certificate for good serving during the Normandy operations.

He left a widow and child.