Thomas Bell
Sergeant

Thomas Bell

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Accident
End of Watch April 16, 1918
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when he fell into a cutting while trying to locate a light during the blackout.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bell served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bell.

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

Agency

Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1918
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Sergeant Thomas Bell 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
52
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

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Bell'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 Thomas Bell Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Bell is highlighted in Apr.

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