Morton John Chappell

Died

16 April 1964

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Gloucestershire Constabulary

Cause

Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was struck by a vehicle as he spoke to a lorry driver alongside the road near Claypits.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed when he was struck by a vehicle as he spoke to a lorry driver alongside the road near Claypits.

Circumstances

Killed while questioning a lorry driver when hit by another vehicle at Stroud.

While on traffic patrol duty about 5:00pm, PC Chappell stopped a lorry concerning a suspected offence on the main Gloucester to Bristol road near Claypits.

Morton had been talking to the lorry driver for some time when another lorry struck the stationary lorry and both men, killing PC Chappell instantly.