Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham, from the injuries he sustained five months earlier, on 11th April, when he was struck by a motorcycle while on duty in Villa Road, Handsworth.
Although Sergeant Taylor subsequently returned to duty following the accident he was re-admitted to hospital on 14th June, suffering from the injury to his neck.
Sergeant Taylor joined the force in 1901 and as a Constable he was attached to ‘D’ Division. On promotion to Sergeant, in 1914, he was posted to ‘C’ Division.
He was survived by his widow and their adopted daughter.
Survivors
He was survived by his widow and their adopted daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Taylor served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Francis Leonard Taylor 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 Birmingham City Police, 16 of 61 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis Leonard Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Leonard Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Leonard Taylor is highlighted in Sep.
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