Roll of Honor
Incident
On the 3rd January 1951, PC Kildale was working alone in the railway shunting yard in York while loose wagons were being pushed and diverted into lines to form trains.
John was last seen examining wagons but, soon after, he was found lying across the tracks with injuries suggesting that he had been struck by a wagon.
He died on arrival at hospital. The cause of death was given as haemorrhage and shock due to severe multiple injuries.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Kildale served with the British Transport Commission Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Kildale.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John B Kildale is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At British Transport Commission Police, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John B Kildale's cause is highlighted.
How John B Kildale Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John B Kildale is highlighted in Jan.
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