Charles John Tanner

Bute Docks Police — WLS

Illness

End of Watch January 3, 1919

Age 49

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure at the East Lock, Cardiff.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Tanner served with the Bute Docks Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Tanner.

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

Agency

Department Bute Docks Police

Location WLS

Platform Identity bdpd.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1919

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Charles John Tanner 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 WLS, 22 of 106 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 20.8% of this state's fallen. That is 11.7 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Bute Docks Police, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bute Docks Police

of 8 officers

37.5% Illness

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

20.8% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness