George Ralph

Great Western Railway Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch October 15, 1882

Age 59

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Gender Male

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Incident

Killed when he was struck by a train while on patrol near Westbourne Bridge, Paddington.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Ralph served with the Great Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Great Western Railway Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity gwpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 15, 1882

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Train

Police Constable George Ralph 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 Western Railway Police, 11 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.

Great Western Railway Police

of 14 officers

78.6% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident