Robert Roberts
Sergeant

Robert Roberts

Accident
End of Watch September 8, 1949
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a train as he maintained observation for thieves.

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BO-GB-FLC-1D405697
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity fco.fln.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1949
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Sergeant Robert Roberts 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Flintshire Constabulary, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Flintshire Constabulary
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% 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. Robert Roberts'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 Robert Roberts Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Roberts is highlighted in Sep.

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

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