John Waring

Greater Manchester Police — Manchester, ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 25, 1980

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Collapsed and died of a heart attack while on duty in Park Lane Police Station.

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

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

Agency

Department Greater Manchester Police

Location Manchester, ENG

Platform Identity gmp.man.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 25, 1980

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Waring 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 Greater Manchester Police, 8 of 30 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

Greater Manchester Police

of 30 officers

26.7% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness