Richard Pickering

Died

:

6 January 1873

Age

:

51

Rank

:

Sub-Inspector

Force

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River Tyne Police

Cause

:

Accident

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after being crushed when his police boat was struck by another vessel and rammed against a steam-tug.

About 6:15pm, Sub-Inspector Pickering was on duty on the River Tyne, with his son-in-law, also a police officer, when their police boat was accidentally struck by another vessel and rammed against the paddle box of a steam-tug, near the Mill Dam, South Shields.

Richard, who died at the scene, had served more than twenty-seven years with the force.

His son-in-law survived the incident.