Police Constable

John Lewis Marsh

Wiltshire Constabulary — Devizes, ENG
Illness
End of Watch June 5, 1989
Age 40
Gender Male

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Devizes, ENG
Platform Identity wco.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1989
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

The Sacrifice · Illness

John 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 1989, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 83rd heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.

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Who

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.

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When

June holds 8.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Mondays: 15.3%.

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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

Wiltshire Constabulary has 28 officers remembered here, John among them.

Police Constable John Lewis Marsh

Wiltshire Constabulary · End of Watch June 5, 1989

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