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Died in retirement of malignant mesothelioma resulting from exposure to asbestos during firearms training at military sites over many years, while a firearms officer and member of the Birmingham Airport Police Firearms Unit.
Keith joined Birmingham City Police in 1967 and after amalgamation in 1974 he worked at Erdington and Aston as an area car driver. For his last ten years he was a full-time Firearms Team member, retiring in 1995 after 28 years service.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and son.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dobson served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dobson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Keith Malcolm Dobson 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 West Midlands Police, 11 of 46 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 23.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith Malcolm Dobson's cause is highlighted.
How Keith Malcolm Dobson Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Malcolm Dobson is highlighted in Sep.
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