Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from a compound fracture of the skull and lacerations to the brain when, about 1:50pm, he was struck by a train while on duty on the railway line near Gourock Station, Renfrewshire.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Church served with the London Midland & Scottish Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Church.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Church is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Police, 13 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Church's cause is highlighted.
How John Church Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Church is highlighted in Mar.
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