Owen Jones
Police Constable

Owen Jones

Illness
End of Watch May 5, 1866
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of heart failure at the court in Tredegar while acting as gaoler.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

160 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Jones served with the Monmouthshire County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity mcco.mon.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 5, 1866
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Owen Jones is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In WLS, 22 of 106 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 20.8% of this state's fallen. That is 20.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Monmouthshire County Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Monmouthshire County Constabulary
1
of 2 officers
50% Illness
WLS — Statewide
22
of 106 officers
20.8% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How Owen Jones Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Owen Jones is highlighted in May.

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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