Incident
Collapsed and died after struggling to arrest a suspect while performing his role as a dog handler.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Marsh served with the Wiltshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Marsh.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Wiltshire Constabulary has lost 28 officers; 8 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 1989, 1 officer at Wiltshire Constabulary was lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 1989, 4 officers in ENG were lost to illness, the 59th heaviest of 181 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 16.
In 1989, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 83rd heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.
In 1989, 5 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 115th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
John was 40. Of the 8 lost to illness at Wiltshire Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 35.3 and 40.5; the middle age was 40.
John was 40. 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 40. 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 40. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
June holds 12.5% of these deaths at Wiltshire Constabulary; May holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 12.5%.
June holds 9.2% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.5%. Mondays: 16.1%.
June holds 8.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Mondays: 15.3%.
June holds 6.1% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 28.6% of all 28 deaths at Wiltshire Constabulary, the 2nd 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
Wiltshire Constabulary has 28 officers remembered here, John among them.
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Jasper Keepence Oct 17, 1861
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William Watts Nov 11, 1870
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Andrew Albert Reuben Hancock Oct 31, 1875
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Enos Molden Apr 12, 1892
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Frederick Bull Jul 30, 1892
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John Giles Mar 13, 1895
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Bernard Beggin Jul 2, 1897
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James Dee May 6, 1903
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William Frank Crouch Mar 31, 1913
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Frank Gray Mar 17, 1929
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Henry G Tanner Sep 5, 1931
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Alfred Jack Churchill Aug 10, 1934
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Albert Enos Mitchell May 7, 1940
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Frederick William Slater Nov 17, 1940
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Albert William Newman Mar 10, 1942
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Edmund Richard Norris MC Jan 19, 1955
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Maurice William Foord Jan 28, 1961
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Cedric A Hemming Apr 16, 1968
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Colin D R Hayward Oct 4, 1968
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Robert Edward Cray Sep 23, 1973
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Leonard Alan Harding Jul 13, 1977
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Philip Stephen Russell Aug 16, 1978
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Desmond Derrick Kellam Oct 3, 1979
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Mark Herbert Sep 3, 1987
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John Lewis Marsh Jun 5, 1989
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Michael Ivor Tucker Nov 5, 1991
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Christopher Mark Regelous Dec 23, 1991
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Philip Henry Singleton May 16, 1996
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