Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Police
1848 - 1923Police Constable Alfred Marsh, drafted from Salford during the Fleetwood docks strike, was assaulted and thrown down from a height into a ship's hold at Wyre dock in Fleetwood on 23 August 1897 by one of two dock workers who had unlawfully boarded the SS Ormesby, disgruntled that a strike had finished.
PC Marsh died later in Fleetwood Cottage hospital, aged 28 on 12 January 1898 due to the injuries he received. (Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
Wrye Dock
Wrye Dock
Wrye Dock
On 25 April 1882 Detective George Holland of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Police died on duty, accidently hit by shunted wagons whilst crossing Butler Street Goods Yard at Preston Railway Station. He was 43 and left a widow and children.
There were no widows pensions or proper 'death in service' payments as there are now. Prior to 1906, a widow received the member's pension contributions plus the employer's contributions. It was common for a collection to be held by colleagues. (Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY DETECTIVE
About one o'clock yesterday morning, as a man named George Holland, residing at 54, Swansea street, Preston, who was employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway as a detective, was crossing the goods yard at Preston, when a pilot engine, drawing four or five waggons, came up unperceived by Holland, and, knocking him down, the whole train passed over his head and right arm, killing him instantly. He leaves a wife and large family.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY
On Wednesday night an inquest was held at the Preston Police-station on the body of George Holland, 43, railway constable, in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. The deceased, on Tuesday night, was on duty at the goods station, Preston, and at midnight was crossing the line near the Vicar's Bridge, right in front of a train of waggons that were being shunted. Sumner, a goods inspector, called out to him, but the deceased could not avoid the danger. The first waggon knocked him down, and six passed over him, cutting one arm off. He was taken up dead. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
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(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
(Submitted by British Transport Police, Lancashire)
