Benjamin Wilton

River Wear Police — ENG

Accident

End of Watch March 17, 1863

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Drowned while on patrol when he tripped on a chain and fell into the dock.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Wilton served with the River Wear Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department River Wear Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity rwpd.snd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 17, 1863

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Benjamin Wilton 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 River Wear Police, 7 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

River Wear Police

of 8 officers

87.5% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident