James Armstrong

Died

30 September 1847

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Derwent Police Division

Cause

Accident

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he fell three hundred feet from a precipice in darkness having made a journey of twenty-five miles on foot to execute an arrest warrant.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he fell three hundred feet from a precipice in darkness having made a journey of twenty-five miles on foot to execute an arrest warrant.

Circumstances

Having made an extended journey on duty and on foot of some 25 miles to obtain and execute an arrest warrant when returning to Keswick the following day he became lost in the mountains in the darkness and fell over a precipice to his death.

Killed when he fell three hundred feet from a precipice after becoming lost in the mountains as he returned to Keswick in darkness having, the previous day, made an extended journey of twenty-five miles on foot to obtain and execute an arrest warrant for non-payment of fines.