Roll of Honor
Incident
Died while on duty at the Midland Counties Concert Hall when a fire broke out and during the ensuing melee he was swept down a staircase with others.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
171 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Ballance served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Ballance is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Birmingham City Police, 16 of 61 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Ballance's cause is highlighted.
How John Ballance Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Ballance is highlighted in May.
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