Ephraim Sporle
Police Constable

Ephraim Sporle

Accident
End of Watch February 18, 1858
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into the docks of the River Orwell.

Drowned when he fell into the docks of the River Orwell.

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BO-GB-IBP-49F6CA12
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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168 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Sporle served with the Ipswich Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity ibpd.sfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 18, 1858
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Ephraim Sporle 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 Ipswich Borough Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Ipswich Borough Police
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Ephraim Sporle'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 Ephraim Sporle Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ephraim Sporle is highlighted in Feb.

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

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