Henry Walker
Police Constable

Henry Walker

Illness
End of Watch November 27, 1927
Age 54
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained the previous year when he was struck by a motorcycle while on duty in South Bank, near York.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Walker served with the North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Walker.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity nryco.nyk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1927
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Henry Walker 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 North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary, 3 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary
3
of 15 officers
20% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Henry Walker Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Walker is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285