Police Constable

Augustus Crocker

Accident
End of Watch June 8, 1874
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident

Died when he was struck by a passing train at Swindon Railway Station.

Died when he was struck by a passing train at Swindon Railway Station.

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152 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Crocker served with the Great Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity gwpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1874
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

The Sacrifice · Accident

Augustus 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 1874, 5 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 128th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Augustus was 59. 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

June holds 7.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Great Western Railway Police has 14 officers remembered here, Augustus among them.

Police Constable Augustus Crocker

Great Western Railway Police · End of Watch June 8, 1874

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