Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from the injuries he sustained in a bicycle incident while on duty at St Annes.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Coughlan served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Coughlan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Dean Coughlan 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 Lancashire Constabulary, 52 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Dean Coughlan's cause is highlighted.
How William Dean Coughlan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Dean Coughlan is highlighted in Jan.
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