Roll of Honor
Incident
Died five days after being injured when he was struck by a beam and fell through a collapsing floor while fighting a major fire at the factory of Charles Mackintosh & Co, manufacturers of India rubber waterproof and air-proof clothes. The building was situated on Cambridge Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester.
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Tributes
188 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Watson served with the Manchester City Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Fireman James Watson 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 Manchester City 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. James Watson's cause is highlighted.
How James Watson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Watson is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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