Morris Evans
Constable

Morris Evans

Illness
End of Watch July 9, 1848
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from gangrene to his legs as the result of an injury sustained during the arrest of a drunken seaman who had been causing a disturbance.

Died from gangrene to his legs as the result of an injury sustained during the arrest of a drunken seaman who had been causing a disturbance.

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August 2, 2026

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178 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Evans served with the Ramsgate Town Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity rpd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1848
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Constable Morris Evans is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Ramsgate Town Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Morris Evans's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Morris Evans Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Morris Evans is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

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