Leonard Litchfield
War Reserve Constable

Leonard Litchfield

Accident
End of Watch March 31, 1942
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when struck by a tramcar whilst directing traffic.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
War Reserve Constable Litchfield served with the Stockport Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, War Reserve Constable Litchfield.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity sbpd.skp.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 31, 1942
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

War Reserve Constable Leonard Litchfield 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 Stockport Borough Police, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Stockport Borough Police
3
of 4 officers
75% 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. Leonard Litchfield'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 Leonard Litchfield Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Litchfield is highlighted in Mar.

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