Jonathan Richard Speakman

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG

Accident

End of Watch January 29, 2005

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Drowned while on holiday in Australia after rescuing a child swept out to sea by a rip tide at Spoon Bay, near Sydney.

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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 Speakman served with the Cheshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Speakman.

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

Agency

Department Cheshire Constabulary

Location Chester, ENG

Platform Identity cco.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 29, 2005

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Jonathan Richard Speakman 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%.

At Cheshire Constabulary, 21 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

Cheshire Constabulary

of 30 officers

70% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident