George Beales
Police Constable

George Beales

Accident
End of Watch October 21, 1896
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained four months earlier, on 27th June, when he was struck by a locomotive at Leyton Railway Station, East London.

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BO-GB-GER-56C07CCC
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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Beales served with the Great Eastern Railway 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 gepd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 21, 1896
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable George Beales 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 Great Eastern Railway Police, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Great Eastern Railway Police
3
of 4 officers
75% 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. George Beales's cause is highlighted.

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

How George Beales Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Beales is highlighted in Oct.

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