Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after being struck by a passing locomotive while walking along the railway track near Treforest.
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Police Constable Williams served with the Glamorganshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Rees Williams 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 66 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Glamorganshire Constabulary, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rees Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Rees Williams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rees Williams is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
16 officers from Glamorganshire Constabulary are honored on badge.nw.
