Newby Wilson

River Wear Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch September 6, 1849

Age 41

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Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Drowned after falling over the quayside into the river having suffered a fit while on patrol.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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177 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Wilson served with the River Wear Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department River Wear Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity rwpd.snd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 6, 1849

Age 41

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Newby Wilson 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 River Wear Police, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

River Wear Police

of 8 officers

12.5% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness