Maguire
Police Constable

Maguire

Accident
End of Watch December 29, 1845
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Gender Male

Incident

On the morning of Monday 29th December 1845, PC Maguire was opening the great gates at the Nine Elms Terminus, London, for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through, when he was struck by the carriage’s pole and thrown under the wheels, sustaining an extensive head wound and other severe injuries to his body.

He died in St. Thomas’ hospital later that same day.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-LSW-852242AF
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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181 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Maguire served with the London & South Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lswpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1845
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Maguire 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 & South Western Railway Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

London & South Western Railway Police
2
of 3 officers
66.7% 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. Maguire'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 Maguire Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maguire is highlighted in Dec.

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

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