Sydney Kendall

British Transport Commission Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch April 18, 1950

Age 56

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Struck by a train and killed while on duty patrolling the permanent way in Newton Abbott, Devon.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Kendall served with the British Transport Commission Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Kendall.

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

Agency

Department British Transport Commission Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity btcpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1950

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Sydney Kendall 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 British Transport Commission Police, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

British Transport Commission Police

of 10 officers

50% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident