Deborah Nicholson
Police Constable

Deborah Nicholson

Greater Manchester Police — Manchester, ENG
Illness
End of Watch November 6, 1980
Age 24
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Gender Female

Incident

Collapsed and died from a viral infection of the heart while on duty in Wigan.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-GMP-2F973F9A
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Manchester, ENG
Platform Identity gmp.man.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 6, 1980
Age 24
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Deborah Nicholson is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Greater Manchester Police, 8 of 30 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

Greater Manchester Police
8
of 30 officers
26.7% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Deborah Nicholson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Deborah Nicholson Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Deborah Nicholson is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285