Roll of Honor
Incident
Superintendent Beckwith and other police firemen were responding from Mersey Square fire station in Stockport when the fire engine left the road and plunged over the parapet.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Beckwith served with the Stockport Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Beckwith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Superintendent Howard Beckwith 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 Stockport Police Fire Brigade, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard Beckwith's cause is highlighted.
How Howard Beckwith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard Beckwith is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Stockport Police Fire Brigade are honored on badge.nw.
