Police Constable

Joseph William Bowes

Illness
End of Watch July 28, 1906
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident

Died having contracted pneumonia while on aid to Newcastle for a royal tour where officers were exposed to continuous rain and saturated clothing.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Bowes served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Bowes.

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

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Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1906
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

The Sacrifice · Illness

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

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1906, 7 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 33rd heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.

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Who

Joseph was 29. 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%. Saturdays: 16.6%.

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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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His people

Durham County Constabulary has 29 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Police Constable Joseph William Bowes

Durham County Constabulary · End of Watch July 28, 1906

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