Roll of Honor
Incident
Died the day after being struck by a train while on duty between Windmill Bridge and Croydon Junction.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
184 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Lewis served with the London & Brighton Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Lewis 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 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Police, 13 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Lewis's cause is highlighted.
How William Lewis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Lewis is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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