John Richard Hoult

Died

8 July 1929

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Port of Bristol Police

Cause

Accident

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Crushed to death while on patrol when a warehouse wall fell on him.

Roll of Honour Citation

Crushed to death while on patrol when a warehouse wall fell on him.

Circumstances

Whilst on foot patrol at Avonmouth Docks, Bristol, when the rear wall of Transit Shed No. 1 collapsed on top of him and he was killed. John was buried at Shirehampton Cemetery. He was a married man and had served with the force for 6 years. John is the only member of the force known to have lost his life on duty.

Killed while on foot patrol at Avonmouth Docks, Bristol, when the rear wall of Transit Shed No. 1 collapsed on top of him and crushed him to death. He is the only member of the force known to have lost his life on duty.

He was born in Bristol and served in the 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment – the “Glosters” before joining the Port of Bristol Police where he served for six years. He left behind a wife and two daughters.

In 2021 a plaque to commemorate the death in service of PC John Hoult, a Dockyard Policeman, was unveiled by the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol.