Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured when struck by a train going off duty across the track.
Fatally injured when he was struck by a train while going off duty across the track.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Ballard served with the South Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Ballard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Charles Ballard 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 South Western Railway Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Ballard's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Ballard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Ballard is highlighted in Mar.
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