Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in the Royal Berkshire Hospital from the extensive injuries he sustained when he was struck by a mail train passing through Pangbourne Station.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
170 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Carver 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Carver 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Carver's cause is highlighted.
How John Carver Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Carver is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
13 officers from Great Western Railway Police are honored on badge.nw.
