Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in Salford Royal Hospital an hour after being found badly mutilated on the track at Brindle Heath sidings, Pendleton, where he had been on duty. Earlier, two coal wagons had detached from a goods train entering the sidings and it is believed the officer was knocked down by one of these wagons.
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- July 23, 2026
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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Williams served with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 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
Police Constable Robert Williams 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 & Yorkshire Railway Police, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Williams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Williams is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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