Archibald John Coslett
Detective Constable

Archibald John Coslett

Accident
End of Watch February 5, 1955
Age 54
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when his head struck a signal post as he looked out of a train window while investigating a fight in an adjacent carriage on his journey home.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Coslett served with the Bute Docks Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Coslett.

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

Agency

Department Bute Docks Police
Location WLS
Platform Identity bdpd.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1955
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Detective Constable Archibald John Coslett 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Bute Docks Police, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bute Docks Police
5
of 8 officers
62.5% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Archibald John Coslett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Archibald John Coslett Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Archibald John Coslett is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897