William Pullen
Sergeant

William Pullen

Accident
End of Watch June 10, 1905
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when hit by train as he crossed the line going off duty.

Fatally injured when he was hit by train as he crossed the line while going off duty.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pullen served with the West Sussex Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pullen.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity wsco.wsx.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 1905
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Sergeant William Pullen 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 Sussex Constabulary, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

West Sussex Constabulary
4
of 6 officers
66.7% 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. William Pullen'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 William Pullen Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Pullen is highlighted in Jun.

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