Philip Joseph Kurlinkus
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Police Constable

Philip Joseph Kurlinkus

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1993
Age 39
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a motorcycle accident responding to an emergency call.

Killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to an emergency call.

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BO-GB-WMP-256962FC
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Kurlinkus served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Kurlinkus.

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

Agency

Location Birmingham, ENG
Platform Identity wmpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1993
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Philip Joseph Kurlinkus 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 West Midlands Police, 29 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63% of this agency's fallen.

West Midlands Police
29
of 46 officers
63% 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. Philip Joseph Kurlinkus'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 Philip Joseph Kurlinkus Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Joseph Kurlinkus is highlighted in Mar.

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