Roll of Honor
Incident
Drowned when he fell into the River Calder.
Drowned when he fell into the River Calder.
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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Hurst served with the Wakefield Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable George Hurst 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 Wakefield Borough Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Hurst's cause is highlighted.
How George Hurst Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Hurst is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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