Edward Hughes

Liverpool Police Fire Brigade — ENG

Illness

End of Watch April 20, 1892

Age 45

The Vigil Panel 193 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 23

Incident

Died from a severe cold caught when drenched at several large fires.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Fire Inspector Hughes served with the Liverpool Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Liverpool Police Fire Brigade

Location ENG

Platform Identity lpfbpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1892

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Fire Inspector Edward Hughes 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 Liverpool Police Fire Brigade, 1 of 24 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this agency's fallen.

Liverpool Police Fire Brigade

of 24 officers

4.2% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness