William Richard Longridge
Police Constable

William Richard Longridge

Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1911
Age 61
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the internal injuries he sustained in a fall while working on a fireboat.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Longridge served with the River Wear Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Longridge.

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

Agency

Department River Wear Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity rwpd.snd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1911
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable William Richard Longridge 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 River Wear Police, 7 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

River Wear Police
7
of 8 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. William Richard Longridge's cause is highlighted.

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

How William Richard Longridge Compares

Age at Death
61
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Richard Longridge is highlighted in Dec.

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