Roll of Honor
Incident
The officer disappeared while on duty on the 21 July 1887 and was subsequently found drowned in Etterby Scaur, Carlisle. He had taken his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed due to poor physical health.
Found drowned in Etterby Scaur, Carlisle, three days after he disappeared while on duty. He had taken his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed due to poor physical health.
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Detective Sergeant Purbrook served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Sergeant George Purbrook 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 Metropolitan Police, 306 of 729 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Purbrook's cause is highlighted.
How George Purbrook Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Purbrook is highlighted in Jul.
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