Roll of Honor
Incident
On night duty he suddenly collapsed and died despite the efforts of his colleagues and paramedics.
Ian joined Gloucestershire Constabulary as a Special Constable in March 2006 and served with them for 13 years, leaving in September 2019.
He took up a position as a call handler in the Force Control Room at Thames Valley Police in April 2016, leaving in January 2019.
Ian then joined the Ministry of Defence Police in January 2019 and was based at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment in Reading. Upon leaving this position in February 2022, he transferred back to Gloucestershire Constabulary in March 2022.
Ian was first posted to the Local Policing Investigation Hub in July 2022 until he was posted back to Cheltenham and Tewkesbury as a local Policing Constable. He continued to serve there until he died.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Minett served with the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Minett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Ian Minett 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 Gloucestershire Constabulary, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ian Minett's cause is highlighted.
How Ian Minett Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ian Minett is highlighted in Jun.
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