Police Fireman

John Willan

Accident
End of Watch October 26, 1853
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident

Drowned in Liverpool Dock while fighting a fire on a Steam Tug.

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173 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Willan served with the Liverpool Police Fire Brigade.
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 lpfbpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1853
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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 1853, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 143rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

John was 25. 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

October holds 9.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 15.1%.

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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

Liverpool Police Fire Brigade has 24 officers remembered here, John among them.

Police Fireman John Willan

Liverpool Police Fire Brigade · End of Watch October 26, 1853

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