Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Constable Craige, PC John Wright and twenty-seven other men, were attempting to salvage the wreck of the Brig “Lily” on the rocks at Kitterland, in the Sound Channel, Isle of Man, when its cargo of sixty-one tons of gunpowder exploded, killing all but one of the men involved.
The sole survivor suffered severe injuries.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-GB-CAP-15E9502A- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew John. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
174 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief Constable Craige served with the Castletown Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Constable John Craige 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 Castletown Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Craige's cause is highlighted.
How John Craige Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Craige is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
1 officer from Castletown Police are honored on badge.nw.
