Richard Atkinson
Police Fireman

Richard Atkinson

Accident
End of Watch March 9, 1863
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of injuries sustained fighting a large fire when the building collapsed.

Died of injuries sustained while fighting a large fire when the building collapsed.

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August 2, 2026

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Atkinson served with the Liverpool Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lpfbpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1863
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Fire

Police Fireman Richard Atkinson 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 Liverpool Police Fire Brigade, 21 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Liverpool Police Fire Brigade
21
of 24 officers
87.5% 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. Richard Atkinson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Richard Atkinson Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Atkinson is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897