James Milton England
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Corporal

James Milton England

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch September 1, 1926
Age 30
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal England was killed in a motorcycle accident while following an automobile northbound on Southern Parkway. He lost control of his motorcycle and struck a tree.

Survivors

Corporal England had been with the Louisville Police Department for two years and was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-KY-DF56A933
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal England gave the Louisville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal England.

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

Agency

Location Louisville, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1926
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal James Milton England 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville Police Department
34
of 91 officers
37.4% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% 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. James Milton England'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 James Milton England Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Milton England is highlighted in Sep.

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

Incident Location