John Rowe
Police Constable

John Rowe

Accident
End of Watch January 29, 1964
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road traffic collision while driving a prisoner and escort.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Rowe served with the West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Rowe.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity wryco.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 29, 1964
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable John Rowe 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 West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary, 15 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.9% of this agency's fallen.

West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary
15
of 32 officers
46.9% 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 Rowe's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Rowe Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

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