Charles Herbert Wright

Sheffield City Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 2, 1917

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Died having caught pneumonia while on duty three days previously.

Died three days after contracting pneumonia while on point duty.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Sheffield City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity spd.shf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 1917

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Charles Herbert Wright 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 Sheffield City Police, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Sheffield City Police

of 8 officers

37.5% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness