David Lewis

Denbighshire Constabulary — WLS

Illness

End of Watch October 5, 1916

Age 41

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained the previous year when he was assaulted while making an arrest.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Denbighshire Constabulary

Location WLS

Platform Identity dco.den.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 1916

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant David Lewis 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 Denbighshire Constabulary, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Denbighshire Constabulary

of 5 officers

20% Illness

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

20.8% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness