Philip Joseph Kurlinkus
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Police Constable

Philip Joseph Kurlinkus

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1993
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a motorcycle accident responding to an emergency call.

Killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to an emergency call.

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Birmingham, ENG
Platform Identity wmpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1993
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Philip 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 1993, 11 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 53rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Philip was 39. 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

March holds 7.9% 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

West Midlands Police has 46 officers remembered here, Philip among them.

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Police Constable Philip Joseph Kurlinkus

West Midlands Police · End of Watch March 18, 1993

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