Charles Brett (police officer)
Charles Brett | |
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Brett in the 1860s | |
| Born | Unknown date, c. 1815 Macclesfield, England |
| Died | (aged 52) Manchester, England |
| Resting place | Manchester General Cemetery |
| Occupation | Police sergeant |
Charles Brett (c. 1815 – 18 September 1867) was a police sergeant from Manchester, England. In 1867, he was shot dead in an ambush on the locked police carriage transporting the Fenians Thomas J. Kelly and Timothy Deasy; he was the first police officer from Manchester to be killed on duty.