George Sheldon Cossons

City of London Police — London, ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 15, 1865

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Collapsed and died after chasing a boy crossing Blackfriars Bridge.

Died in hospital after collapsing while chasing a boy across Blackfriars Bridge.

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161 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Cossons served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department City of London Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity colp.lnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1865

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable George Sheldon Cossons 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 City of London Police, 8 of 31 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.

City of London Police

of 31 officers

25.8% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness