Thomas Watson
Police Constable

Thomas Watson

Accident
End of Watch October 26, 1856
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in suspicious circumstances while on night duty.

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July 23, 2026

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170 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Watson served with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City 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 newcpd.net.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1856
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Thomas Watson 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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police
10
of 12 officers
83.3% 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. Thomas Watson'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 Thomas Watson Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Watson is highlighted in Oct.

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