John Ray Barton
Police Constable

John Ray Barton

Norfolk Constabulary — Norwich, ENG
Accident
End of Watch January 15, 1986
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when his police patrol car was crushed by a container lorry that overturned on the A11 and A134 roundabout in Thetford.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Norwich, ENG
Platform Identity nco.nfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1986
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable John Ray Barton 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 Norfolk Constabulary, 8 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk Constabulary
8
of 10 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. John Ray Barton's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Ray Barton Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Ray Barton 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