Harold Taylor
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Superintendent

Harold Taylor

Nottinghamshire Police — Nottingham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch June 14, 1925
Age 52
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in hospital from injuries sustained when his car overturned near Derby when returning home from duty.

Died in hospital from the injuries he sustained when his car overturned near Derby as he drove home from duty.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Taylor served with the Nottingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Taylor.

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

Agency

Location Nottingham, ENG
Platform Identity nottpd.ngm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 1925
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Superintendent Harold Taylor 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 Nottinghamshire Police, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Nottinghamshire Police
3
of 8 officers
37.5% 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. Harold Taylor'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 Harold Taylor Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Taylor is highlighted in Jun.

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