Isaac Taylor
Police Constable

Isaac Taylor

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Accident
End of Watch May 24, 1956
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when his patrol car crashed during a vehicle pursuit.

Fatally injured when his patrol car crashed in Middleton during the pursuit of a vehicle.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Taylor served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Taylor.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1956
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Isaac is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

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

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Time

In 1956, 13 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 37th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Isaac was 30. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

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When

May holds 7.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Lancashire Constabulary has at least 120 officers remembered here, Isaac among them.

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Police Constable Isaac Taylor

Lancashire Constabulary · End of Watch May 24, 1956

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