James Bright

Died

14 August 1848

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Ashton-under-Lyne Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after being stabbed with a pike and shot during rioting by a Chartist mob.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after being stabbed with a pike and shot during rioting by a Chartist mob.

Circumstances

Walking along Bentinck Street, Ashton-under-Lyne he was set upon by a mob of Chartists, first he was stabbed and then he shot in the chest which proved fatal.

Died after he was stabbed in the chest with a pike and then shot when he was set upon by a mob of Chartists as he walked along Bentinck Street, Ashton-under-Lyne.