Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured when a horse tender crashed while returning from a fire.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman O’Donoghue served with the Burnley Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Fireman George O’Donoghue 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 Burnley Police Fire Brigade, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George O’Donoghue's cause is highlighted.
How George O’Donoghue Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George O’Donoghue is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Burnley Police Fire Brigade are honored on badge.nw.
