Thomas Arthur Wake - Essex County Constabulary.
Served from 22nd August 1921. Died 8th February 1927.
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Constable Thomas Wake served in the Norfolk Regiment during the First
World War, and was wounded in the Battle of Mons. After leaving the army,
he married in 1919 and worked as a clerk before joining the force in 1921.
After four years at Brentwood he moved to Hutton.
On the evening of 31 October 1926 Thomas Wake was walking along the Billericay
to Brentwood road, talking to a man, when they saw a motor bike coming
towards them showing a very dim light. The officer warned the man to get
on the verge, but before he could do so himself the motor bike knocked
him over.
Thomas Wake was off duty for a month suffering from bad headaches and
epileptic fits, but returned to work. On 5 February 1927 he suffered similar
symptoms and died three days later.
Police Constable 464. Serial Number 3026.
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