Joseph Darlington
Police Constable

Joseph Darlington

Illness
End of Watch September 11, 1891
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while chasing youths who were causing a nuisance.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Darlington served with the Chester City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Chester City Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity cpd.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1891
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Joseph Darlington 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 Chester City Police, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Chester City Police
2
of 4 officers
50% 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. Joseph Darlington'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 Joseph Darlington Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Darlington is highlighted in Sep.

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