Roll of Honor
Incident
Collapsed and died soon after reaching the police station despite apparently being well when he set out to report for duty.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Ashton served with the Peterborough City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Ashton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Harold Percy Ashton 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Percy Ashton's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Percy Ashton Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Percy Ashton is highlighted in Dec.