Roll of Honor
Incident
Died after having been retired as unfit for duty due to the extensive injuries he sustained eighteen months earlier when he attempted to stop a pair of runaway horses.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Burton served with the Hull City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Burton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Charles Dunn Burton 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 Hull City Police, 4 of 20 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Dunn Burton's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Dunn Burton Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Dunn Burton is highlighted in Nov.
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