Constable

Morris Evans

Illness
End of Watch July 9, 1848
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident

Died from gangrene to his legs as the result of an injury sustained during the arrest of a drunken seaman who had been causing a disturbance.

Died from gangrene to his legs as the result of an injury sustained during the arrest of a drunken seaman who had been causing a disturbance.

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178 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Evans served with the Ramsgate Town Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity rpd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1848
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

The Sacrifice · Illness

Morris is one of 884 officers lost to illness in United Kingdom, 23.3% of the 3,791 remembered there.

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Time

In 1848, 1 officer in United Kingdom was lost to illness, the 162nd heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.

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Who

Morris was 34. Of the 858 lost to illness in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.

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When

July holds 8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Sundays: 11.1%.

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How

Illness deaths account for 23.3% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 3rd most common cause.

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Constable Morris Evans

Ramsgate Town Police · End of Watch July 9, 1848

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