John Craige

John Craige

Died

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28 December 1852

Rank

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Chief Constable

Force

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Castletown Police

Cause

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Accident

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed alongside PC John Wright and twenty-seven other men, while attempting to salvage the wreck of the Brig “Lily” on the rocks at Kitterland, Isle of Man, when its cargo of gunpowder exploded.

Killed alongside PC John Wright and twenty-seven other men, while attempting to salvage the wreck of the Brig “Lily” on the rocks at Kitterland in the Sound Channel, Isle of Man, when its cargo of gunpowder exploded. Only one man involved in the salvage operation survived, though he suffered severe injuries.