Alfred Patrick Looby

West Yorkshire Police — Wakefield, ENG

Illness

End of Watch August 16, 1984

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 15

Incident

Took ill on his last day of duty, went home and died of heart failure.

Died at home of heart failure, having been taken ill on his last day of duty.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Looby served with the West Yorkshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Looby.

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

Agency

Department West Yorkshire Police

Location Wakefield, ENG

Platform Identity wypd.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 16, 1984

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Alfred Patrick Looby is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At West Yorkshire Police, 4 of 16 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

West Yorkshire Police

of 16 officers

25% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness