Incident
Died from a sudden heart attack while travelling to duty on a bus.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dewick served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dewick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Birmingham City Police has lost 61 officers; 26 of them lost to illness.
Henry is one of 704 officers lost to illness in ENG, 25.3% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Henry is one of 884 officers lost to illness in United Kingdom, 23.3% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Henry 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 Birmingham City Police was lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 23 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, 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
Henry was 51. Of the 26 lost to illness at Birmingham City Police whose age is recorded, half were between 30.3 and 49.8; the middle age was 37.5.
Henry was 51. Of the 687 lost to illness in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 49; the middle age was 43.
Henry was 51. Of the 858 lost to illness in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
Henry was 51. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
July holds 15.4% of these deaths at Birmingham City Police; June holds the most, 26.9%. Saturdays: 26.9%.
July holds 8.1% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.5%. Saturdays: 15.5%.
July holds 8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Saturdays: 16.6%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 42.6% of all 61 deaths at Birmingham City Police, the 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
Birmingham City Police has 61 officers remembered here, Henry among them.
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John Ballance May 5, 1855
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James Edwards Dec 29, 1862
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Edward Bradshaw Howard Sep 6, 1864
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John Poole Oct 31, 1865
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Thomas Hardy Apr 2, 1872
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William Lines Mar 24, 1875
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Alonzo Green Jun 25, 1887
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Alfred Cave Oct 16, 1891
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George Tye Jan 19, 1895
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George Snipe
Jul 19, 1897
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Gerard Jacob Van Helden
Jun 12, 1901
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Charles Phillip Gunter
Oct 26, 1901
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William Smith Jun 11, 1903
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George Croydon Oct 11, 1915
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James Henry Goddard Feb 5, 1916
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Thomas Reidy Oct 13, 1916
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James MacAuley Nov 24, 1918
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George Robert Cooper
Nov 1, 1922
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Francis Leonard Taylor Sep 6, 1925
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Charles William Sheppard
May 23, 1928
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Joseph Smith
Jul 12, 1928
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Francis George Findlay Jun 1, 1929
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Hugh Miller Dec 27, 1930
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Henry George Vince
Dec 27, 1932
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Robert Holmes
Nov 10, 1935
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George Vowles
Jan 12, 1940
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Eric George King
Jul 2, 1940
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Harold Barrow Sep 27, 1940
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William Hodgetts
Oct 26, 1940
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Harold Gilbert Lewis
Nov 23, 1940
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William Alfred Mitchinson
Nov 23, 1940
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Harold Alexander Kavanagh Dec 11, 1940
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Thomas Arthur Harraway
Apr 9, 1941
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Mark William Sellek
Apr 10, 1941
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Bertie Gready
Apr 10, 1941
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Rowland Thomas Harman
Apr 10, 1941
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Jack Frederick Goodchild
Apr 12, 1941
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Leonard Arthur Mead
May 17, 1941
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Robert Evans Ace
Sep 24, 1941
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Ralph Henry Corfield
Jul 28, 1942
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Stephen George Cox Dec 25, 1943
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Henry Basil Dewick
Jul 29, 1944
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Richard William Edgington
Nov 9, 1946
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Walter Crombie
Dec 7, 1946
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George William Davis
Feb 21, 1948
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Charles Alfred Walker
Jan 28, 1951
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Jack Harold Ison
Sep 28, 1954
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John Bamford Marley
Jul 13, 1955
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Gordon Richard Neal
Sep 22, 1956
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John Wall
May 1, 1957
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Charles Gillies
Jun 30, 1958
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Mary Jean Baldwin
Jun 26, 1959
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Brian William Wright
Feb 23, 1961
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Leslie Spence
Mar 29, 1962
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Michael John Harris Jul 25, 1962
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Alexander Henderson
Mar 24, 1964
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Alan Trevor Turner
Sep 19, 1964
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Kerim Harry Blakeman
Jun 27, 1966
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Anthony Desmond Crowson
Oct 22, 1969
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Leslie Walter Harrod
Dec 8, 1971
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Terence Arthur Hall
Feb 28, 1973
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