William Taylor

Died

5 October 1852

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Metropolitan Police

Cause

Drowned

Duty Status

Travelling To

Roll of Honour Citation

Found dead in a pool of water after suffering a fit and falling in while walking to duty.

Roll of Honour Citation

Found dead in a pool of water after suffering a fit and falling in while walking to duty.

Circumstances

Whilst walking to Bow Police Station to report for duty he had a seizure and fell forwards into a small pond and drowned.

Found dead, lying face down in a pool of water at the bottom of a small gravel pit, after suffering a fit and falling in, while walking to duty at Bow Road Police Station.