Robert Shopland

Robert Shopland

Accident
End of Watch September 26, 1863
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a train while on duty at Norton Fitzwarren Station.

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July 23, 2026

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Shopland served with the Bristol & Exeter Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bepd.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1863
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Robert Shopland 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 Bristol & Exeter Railway Police, 4 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Bristol & Exeter Railway Police
4
of 4 officers
100% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Robert Shopland'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 Robert Shopland Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Shopland is highlighted in Sep.

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