James John Brown
Police Constable

James John Brown

Illness
End of Watch April 22, 1916
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of heart failure following an operation in hospital having fallen and injured himself while on duty two days earlier.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Brown served with the Norfolk County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Brown.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity ncco.nfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1916
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James John Brown 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 Norfolk County Constabulary, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk County Constabulary
1
of 3 officers
33.3% 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. James John Brown'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 James John Brown Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James John Brown is highlighted in Apr.

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

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