Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured while fighting a fire when a chimney stack fell on him.
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- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cooper served with the Hanley Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cooper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Cooper 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Cooper's cause is highlighted.
How John Cooper Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Cooper is highlighted in Jun.