Roll of Honor
Incident
Superintendent Marshall died at the scene from severe head injuries after being thrown from his trap when, in the darkness of the evening, it overturned as one of the wheels ran up the roadside bank close to Polsue Gate, near Truro.
Edward, a married man, was interred at St. Mary’s Church Burial Ground in Truro.
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Superintendent Marshall served with the Cornwall County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Superintendent Edward Marshall 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Marshall's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Marshall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Marshall is highlighted in Jan.