Samuel Russell
Inspector

Samuel Russell

Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1844
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed instantly when, about 9:00pm, he was struck by a train at Sheffield Railway Station as he attempted to cross the track to the luggage warehouse having earlier accompanied a day-trip leisure train to and from York.

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July 23, 2026

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182 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Inspector Russell served with the Midland 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 mpd.der.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1844
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Inspector Samuel Russell 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 Midland Railway Police, 6 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Midland Railway Police
6
of 6 officers
100% 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. Samuel Russell'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 Samuel Russell Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Russell is highlighted in Sep.

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