Gordon Richard Neal
Police Constable

Gordon Richard Neal

Accident
End of Watch September 22, 1956
Age 21
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Gender Male

Incident

Died after being crushed by a lorry that he was assisting to reverse into an alley.

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BO-GB-BCP-674AA287
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 22, 1956
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Gordon Richard Neal 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 Birmingham City Police, 16 of 61 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.2% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham City Police
16
of 61 officers
26.2% 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. Gordon Richard Neal's cause is highlighted.

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

How Gordon Richard Neal Compares

Age at Death
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon Richard Neal 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