Tom Parnell
Sergeant

Tom Parnell

Accident
End of Watch August 18, 1909
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Accidentally killed whilst on duty by an overturning motor bus.

Accidentally killed on duty by a motor bus that overturned.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Parnell served with the Devon Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Parnell.

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

Agency

Department Devon Constabulary
Location ENG
Platform Identity dco.dev.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 1909
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Tom Parnell 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 Devon Constabulary, 6 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Devon Constabulary
6
of 10 officers
60% 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. Tom Parnell'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 Tom Parnell Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tom Parnell is highlighted in Aug.

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