Benjamin Snow

Died

:

10 January 1871

Age

:

32

Rank

:

Police Constable

Force

:

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Beaten

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died at home after being fatally bludgeoned while attempting to arrest a wanted man earlier the same day.

PC Snow left his home in Bennington soon after 10:00am to go on patrol at Whempstead Gate near Watton-At-Stone, but returned soon after 1:00pm having sustained a serious head wound and other injuries when he was assaulted after encountering and attempting to arrest a man for whom he had long held a warrant.

Benjamin died about 10:00pm that same day and left a wife and three children.