Edward Robinson
Police Constable

Edward Robinson

Accident
End of Watch August 10, 1861
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into a canal while crossing lock gates.

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165 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Robinson served with the Warwickshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity wco.war.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 1861
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Edward Robinson 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 Warwickshire Constabulary, 11 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.

Warwickshire Constabulary
11
of 19 officers
57.9% 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. Edward Robinson'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 Edward Robinson Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Robinson is highlighted in Aug.

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