John Shirley

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Undetermined

End of Watch January 23, 1899

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Died from the effects of sunstroke that he suffered while on his beat.

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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Shirley served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 January 23, 1899

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Cause Detail Other

Police Constable John Shirley is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 18 of 2,827 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.6% of this state's fallen.

At Metropolitan Police, 8 of 729 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 1.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

of 729 officers

1.1% Undetermined

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

0.6% Undetermined

Nationwide

260

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Undetermined