Joseph Smith

Birmingham City Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch July 12, 1928

Age 54

The Vigil Panel 214 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 60

Incident

Collapsed and died at Harbourne Police Station having remarked to an inspector that he felt ill.

Collapsed and died at Harbourne Police Station after remarking to an inspector that he felt ill.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Smith served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Smith.

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

Agency

Department Birmingham City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity bpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1928

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Joseph Smith 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 Birmingham City Police, 26 of 61 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham City Police

of 61 officers

42.6% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness