Roll of Honor
Incident
Died eight days after sustaining multiple injuries when he was struck by a train as he and a colleague searched the track following a report of children trespassing on the railway line at Brinnington, near Stockport.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Rodgers served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Rodgers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Ian Rodgers 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 Greater Manchester Police, 14 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ian Rodgers's cause is highlighted.
How Ian Rodgers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ian Rodgers is highlighted in Apr.
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