Thomas Shorter
Died =>11 December 1876
Force => Berkshire Constabulary
Rank =>Police Constable
Age =>24
Cause =>Homicide - Beaten
Duty Status =>On Duty
While patrolling late in the evening when he was to meet his Inspector at Folly Crossroads near Hungerford, he was set upon by two poachers and beaten to death. Inspector Joseph Drewett also died after being shot in the neck and beaten.