Basil Barlow

Surrey Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch November 7, 1962

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 20

Incident

Died suddenly in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Guildford, while on duty attending a dinner for the Surrey Special Constabulary.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Barlow served with the Surrey Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Barlow.

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

Agency

Department Surrey Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity sco.sry.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1962

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Superintendent Basil Barlow 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 Surrey Constabulary, 4 of 21 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 19% of this agency's fallen.

Surrey Constabulary

of 21 officers

19% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness