Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from pneumonia that he contracted while on duty six days earlier.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Sansom served with the Essex County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Sansom.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable Francis Isaac Sansom 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 Essex County Constabulary, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis Isaac Sansom's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Isaac Sansom Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Isaac Sansom is highlighted in Dec.
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