Roll of Honor
Incident
Collapsed and died from heart failure whilst on supervisory duties at theDog Section office at West Mercia Police Headquarters in Worcester.
Ian had served with the Metropolitan Police since July 1982 before transferring to West Mercia in August 1986 and had been a dog handler at Force HQ since 2002.
He is survived by his wife, their three sons and two daughters.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, their three sons and two daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Jones served with the West Mercia Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Ian David Jones is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At West Mercia Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ian David Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Ian David Jones Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ian David Jones is highlighted in Mar.
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