Jack Harold Jenks
Police Constable

Jack Harold Jenks

Felonious
End of Watch September 1, 1940
Age 24
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a piece of shrapnel from a bomb as he directed soldiers to a shelter during an enemy air raid.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Jenks served with the Swansea Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Jenks.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity sbpd.swa.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1940
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail War

Police Constable Jack Harold Jenks is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WLS, 11 of 106 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 10.4% of this state's fallen. That is 10.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Swansea Borough Police, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Swansea Borough Police
4
of 7 officers
57.1% Felonious
WLS — Statewide
11
of 106 officers
10.4% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Harold Jenks's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jack Harold Jenks Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Harold Jenks is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909