Edward Armitage
Police Constable

Edward Armitage

Accident
End of Watch September 28, 1873
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into the basin of the Aire and Calder Navigation Canal.

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August 2, 2026

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153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Armitage served with the Leeds Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lbpd.lds.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 1873
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Edward Armitage is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Leeds Borough Police, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Leeds Borough Police
2
of 5 officers
40% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Armitage's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Edward Armitage Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Armitage is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897