George Warburton
Police Constable

George Warburton

Accident
End of Watch May 14, 1860
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a train at Abernant Railway Station.

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166 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Warburton served with the Vale of Neath Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity vnpd.ntl.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1860
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable George Warburton 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Vale of Neath Railway Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% 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. George Warburton'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 George Warburton Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Warburton is highlighted in May.

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