John Coe
Watchman

John Coe

Accident
End of Watch February 1, 1825
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when he was run down by a stagecoach while on duty near the watch-house.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-LNW-19C66D9F
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July 23, 2026

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201 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Coe served with the London Night Watch.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department London Night Watch
Location ENG
Platform Identity lnw.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1825
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Watchman John Coe 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 London Night Watch, 1 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 7.7% of this agency's fallen.

London Night Watch
1
of 13 officers
7.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Coe's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Coe Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Coe is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897