Henry Frederick Wren
Sergeant

Henry Frederick Wren

Accident
End of Watch January 15, 1930
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was knocked down and run over by a train while on duty.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Wren served with the Port of London Authority Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Wren.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity plapd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1930
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Sergeant Henry Frederick Wren 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 Port of London Authority Police, 12 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Port of London Authority Police
12
of 15 officers
80% 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. Henry Frederick Wren's cause is highlighted.

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

How Henry Frederick Wren Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Frederick Wren is highlighted in Jan.

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