John Fairhurst Davies

Blackburn Borough Police — ENG

Suicide Honored

End of Watch November 27, 1944

Age 41

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Took his own life by shooting when the balance of his mind was disturbed while depressed at the prospect of making a mistake in his new role in CID. Having left home, on 27th November, apparently going on duty, he failed to report and, three days later, his body was found lying near a brook in a wood off Preston New Road.

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Police Constable John Davies served with the Blackburn Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Blackburn Borough Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity bbpd.bbd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1944

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable John Fairhurst Davies is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Blackburn Borough Police, 1 of 7 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Blackburn Borough Police

of 7 officers

14.3% Suicide

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

1.4% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide