William Coutts

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG

Accident

End of Watch December 7, 1886

Age 36

The Vigil Panel 191 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 121

Incident

Accidentally killed on the railway after visiting a Constable at Prescot.

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140 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Sergeant Coutts served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Lancashire Constabulary

Location Preston, ENG

Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1886

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Train

Police Sergeant William Coutts 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.

Lancashire Constabulary

of 122 officers

42.6% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident