Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed while on duty at Hackney Downs Railway Station when, despite stepping off the line and standing by some girders, he was crushed by a train that caught him and dragged him under as he proceeded down the track to make contact with Metropolitan Police officers regarding the theft of a coat. He had previously served in the Metropolitan Police.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Detective Constable Cook served with the North Eastern Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Constable Daniel Cook 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 North Eastern Railway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Cook's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Cook Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Cook is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from North Eastern Railway Police are honored on badge.nw.
