Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed alongside Sergeant John Staff Hasker of the River Wear Police when a roof collapsed on them while they were fighting a fire.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Dryden served with the Sunderland Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Fireman William Dryden is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Sunderland Borough Police, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Dryden's cause is highlighted.
How William Dryden Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Dryden is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Sunderland Borough Police are honored on badge.nw.
