Incident
Collapsed and died while parading for duty at Allerton Police Station.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Yates served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Yates.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Liverpool City Police has lost 54 officers; 11 of them lost to illness.
John is one of 704 officers lost to illness in ENG, 25.3% of the 2,786 remembered there.
John is one of 884 officers lost to illness in United Kingdom, 23.3% of the 3,791 remembered there.
John is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1944, 1 officer at Liverpool City Police was lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 10 years on record. The heaviest was 1911, with 2.
In 1944, 8 officers in ENG were lost to illness, the 11th heaviest of 181 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 16.
In 1944, 9 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 13th heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.
In 1944, 9 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 52nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
John was 42. Of the 11 lost to illness at Liverpool City Police whose age is recorded, half were between 30.5 and 44; the middle age was 36.
John was 42. Of the 687 lost to illness in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 49; the middle age was 43.
John was 42. Of the 858 lost to illness in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
John was 42. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
November holds 9.1% of these deaths at Liverpool City Police; March holds the most, 18.2%. Saturdays: 27.3%.
November holds 9.1% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.5%. Saturdays: 15.5%.
November holds 8.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Saturdays: 16.6%.
November holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 20.4% of all 54 deaths at Liverpool City Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 25.3% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 23.3% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Liverpool City Police has 54 officers remembered here, John among them.
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James Brogden Jan 27, 1849
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Thomas Brown Jan 25, 1867
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Mathias Maguire Feb 19, 1873
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George Dawson Mar 5, 1880
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John Quigley Mar 5, 1883
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James Graham Aug 13, 1887
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William Fullerton Sep 20, 1888
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Richard Green Oct 20, 1890
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William Shaw Jun 22, 1894
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Michael Hughes Jul 4, 1895
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John Young May 23, 1899
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Harry Robbins Aug 30, 1900
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Charles Parfitt Mar 12, 1904
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Lewis Hughes Jones Jun 6, 1904
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Thomas McEwan Apr 18, 1907
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Brownlow Locke Nov 24, 1907
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Charles Fodden Oct 14, 1908
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Thomas Powell Jan 27, 1911
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Thomas Power Feb 16, 1911
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Henry Phillips Aug 15, 1911
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Samuel Ballance Sep 3, 1911
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William H Moore Aug 22, 1912
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George Anderson May 26, 1913
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Samuel Jonah Smart Nov 23, 1913
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John James Christian Jul 21, 1915
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William Sant Aug 5, 1916
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William Henry Peers Jan 22, 1921
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Albert Millington Jan 16, 1932
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Richard Haig Little Sep 23, 1933
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William John Turley Mar 28, 1936
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Benjamin Jones Sep 13, 1936
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Francis James Prosser May 6, 1940
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Stanley Black Sep 19, 1940
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Thomas Voce Dec 20, 1940
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Richard Millington Dec 21, 1940
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Lewis Glover Dec 22, 1940
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William John Wilson Feb 20, 1941
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Alan Trevor Mar 13, 1941
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Cyril Nelson Read Mar 13, 1941
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Thomas Arthur Benn
Mar 29, 1941
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John Edwards May 3, 1941
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John Cutler Williams May 4, 1941
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Francis Winder Parrington May 8, 1941
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William Edward Wright Morton May 8, 1941
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George Albert Shellshear May 8, 1941
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Frederick Walter Doran May 8, 1941
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Wilfred Edward Grigg Feb 5, 1943
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Arthur John Lowe Jan 17, 1944
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John Yates Nov 18, 1944
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Stanley Antrobus Sep 11, 1946
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Joseph Stephen Hawksey Sep 24, 1947
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Alexander Napier Jan 7, 1948
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Francis Leo Gallagher Nov 12, 1961
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Ronald Brown Feb 19, 1962
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