Roll of Honor
Incident
Fell into the dock and drowned while on patrol in a dense fog.
Drowned when he fell into the Victoria Dock while on patrol in a dense fog.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Foster served with the North Eastern Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Foster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Harold Foster 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 North Eastern Railway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Foster's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Foster Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Foster is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from North Eastern Railway Police are honored on badge.nw.
