Incident
Fatally injured when knocked down by a speeding pedal cyclist.
Fatally injured when he was knocked down by a speeding pedal cyclist.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Davies served with the Birkenhead Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Davies.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Banister Davies 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 Birkenhead Borough Police, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Banister Davies's cause is highlighted.
How John Banister Davies Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Banister Davies is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Birkenhead Borough Police are honored on badge.nw.