John Stamp
Police Constable

John Stamp

Illness
End of Watch July 14, 1911
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on duty at Sandowne Park racecourse.

Collapsed and died while on duty at Sandowne Park racecourse.

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BO-GB-LSW-76F13FE9
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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 Stamp served with the London & South Western Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Stamp.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lswpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 14, 1911
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Stamp 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 London & South Western Railway Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

London & South Western Railway Police
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Stamp's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Stamp Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Stamp is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

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