Roll of Honor
Incident
Fell onto the line having collapsed on the platform causing a fractured skull from which he died.
Died from a fractured skull at 6:00am the following day after suffering an epileptic fit and falling from the platform on to the line at Mansfield railway station.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Morris served with the Great Central Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Morris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Morris 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 Great Central Railway Police, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Morris's cause is highlighted.
How John Morris Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Morris is highlighted in Mar.
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