James Brien (Bryan)
Police Constable

James Brien (Bryan)

Accident
End of Watch December 11, 1848
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a passing train at Carlow Street Railway Station, County Carlow.

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178 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable (Bryan) served with the Great Southern & Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location L
Platform Identity gswpd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1848
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable James Brien (Bryan) 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 L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Great Southern & Western Railway Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% 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. James Brien (Bryan)'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 James Brien (Bryan) Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Brien (Bryan) is highlighted in Dec.

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