David Davis

Died

25 August 1878

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Northamptonshire Constabulary

Cause

Medical

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from disease after failing to recover from injuries he sustained when he was struck on the head during a violent struggle to arrest a vagrant.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from disease after failing to recover from injuries he sustained when he was struck on the head during a violent struggle to arrest a vagrant.

Circumstances

Whilst attempting to arrest a vagrant in the early hours of 15 May at Kettering, a violent struggle ensued and while he was face down on the ground he was struck twice on the back of the head with own truncheon; he failed to recover from his injuries and subsequently died from disease.

Died from disease after failing to recover from the injuries he sustained when, in the early hours of 15th May, he was struck twice on the back of the head with his own truncheon, while face down on the ground, during a violent struggle to arrest a vagrant in Kettering.