George Carter

London & North Western Railway Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch July 3, 1883

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a passing passenger train at Walsall Railway Station.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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143 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Carter served with the London & North Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department London & North Western Railway Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity lnwpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1883

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Train

Police Constable George Carter is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At London & North Western Railway Police, 7 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.

London & North Western Railway Police

of 11 officers

63.6% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident