Charles Prior
Police Constable

Charles Prior

Accident
End of Watch July 20, 1893
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when struck by a train after guarding the line for the Royal train.

Killed when he was struck by a train after guarding the line for the Royal train.

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Tributes

133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Prior served with the Berkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bco.oxf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 20, 1893
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Charles Prior is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 Berkshire Constabulary, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Berkshire Constabulary
6
of 12 officers
50% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Prior's cause is highlighted.

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

How Charles Prior Compares

Age at Death
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Prior is highlighted in Jul.

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