Patrick Reed
Special Constable

Patrick Reed

Accident
End of Watch February 20, 1915
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he accidentally fell overboard from a police launch.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Reed served with the Middlesbrough County Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Reed.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity mcbpd.mdb.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1915
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Special Constable Patrick Reed 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 Middlesbrough County Borough Police, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Middlesbrough County Borough Police
1
of 4 officers
25% 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. Patrick Reed'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 Patrick Reed Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Reed is highlighted in Feb.

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