Brian Taylor
Acting Sergeant

Brian Taylor

Accident
End of Watch August 12, 1914
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when accidentally struck by a passing train on the line at Windsor.

Killed when he was accidentally struck by a passing train on the line at Windsor, Belfast.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-RIC-0B91917D
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Sergeant Taylor served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Sergeant Taylor.

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

Agency

Location L
Platform Identity rico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1914
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Acting Sergeant Brian 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 L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Irish Constabulary
74
of 642 officers
11.5% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% 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. Brian 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 Brian Taylor Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Taylor is highlighted in Aug.

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