Corporal

James Milton England

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch September 1, 1926
Age 30
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal England was killed in a motorcycle accident while following an automobile northbound on Southern Parkway. He lost control of his motorcycle and struck a tree.

Survivors

Corporal England had been with the Louisville Police Department for two years and was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal England gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal England.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1926
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

James is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1926, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 30. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. James had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Louisville Police Department has 91 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Corporal James Milton England

Louisville Police Department · End of Watch September 1, 1926

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-E

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