Thomas Charles Blanchard
Superintendent

Thomas Charles Blanchard

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Accident
End of Watch November 7, 1930
Age 62
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed on duty when his motorcycle combination collided with a lorry.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Blanchard served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Blanchard.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1930
Age 62
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Superintendent Thomas Charles Blanchard 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 Lancashire Constabulary, 52 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Lancashire Constabulary
52
of 122 officers
42.6% 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. Thomas Charles Blanchard's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Charles Blanchard Compares

Age at Death
62
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Charles Blanchard is highlighted in Nov.

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