Glenn Russel Corder
Police Constable

Glenn Russel Corder

Durham Constabulary — Durham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch February 6, 1980
Age 18
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when the patrol car in which he was travelling crashed while pursuing a suspect vehicle.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Durham Constabulary
Location Durham, ENG
Platform Identity dco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 6, 1980
Age 18
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Glenn Russel Corder 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 Durham Constabulary, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Durham Constabulary
6
of 9 officers
66.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Russel Corder's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Glenn Russel Corder Compares

Age at End of Watch
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Russel Corder is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897