David Davis
Died
:
25 August 1878
Age
:
27
Rank
:
Police Constable
Force
:
Northamptonshire Constabulary
Cause
:
Medical
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Died from disease after failing to recover from the injuries he sustained when he was struck twice on the back of the head with his own truncheon during a violent struggle to arrest a vagrant in Kettering.
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.