Incident
Drowned trying to save his young son when their boat capsized.
Drowned while trying to save his young son when their boat capsized soon after leaving Bangor, North Wales, to sail to Liverpool.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Detective Constable Bailey served with the Liverpool Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Constable George Bailey 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 Liverpool Borough Police, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Bailey's cause is highlighted.
How George Bailey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Bailey is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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