Roll of Honor
Incident
Overcome by fumes in a sunken barge while on police diver training.
Died having been overcome by fumes in a sunken barge while on police diver training. His colleague PC Andrew John Morrison died the following day.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Taylor served with the Essex Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Stephen Taylor is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,588 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 Essex Police, 13 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Taylor is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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