William Walker
Police Fireman

William Walker

Accident
End of Watch May 16, 1873
Age 51
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he fell from a ladder while fighting a fire at a mill.

Killed when he fell from a ladder while fighting a fire at a mill.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-SPF-118FD1E2
Stewardship
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August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Walker served with the Stockport Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1873
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Fireman William Walker is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Stockport Police Fire Brigade, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Stockport Police Fire Brigade
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Walker's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William Walker Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Walker is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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