John William Caplin

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 14, 1983

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

After a violent arrest he collapsed at the station and died of heart failure.

Collapsed at his station and died of heart failure after making a violent arrest.

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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 Caplin served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Caplin.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1983

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John William Caplin 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 Metropolitan Police, 215 of 729 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

215

of 729 officers

29.5% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers