Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after being struck by a train while escorting an unruly prisoner to the lock-up.
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Police Constable Batley served with the West Riding of Yorkshire 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 William Batley 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Batley's cause is highlighted.
How William Batley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Batley is highlighted in Dec.
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