Richard Meanwell
Parish Constable

Richard Meanwell

Illness
End of Watch April 7, 1816
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from injuries received while quelling riots in Bardney, Lincolnshire during May 1815.

Died from injuries received while quelling riots in Bardney, Lincolnshire, in May 1815.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

210 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Parish Constable Meanwell served with the Parish of Horncastle.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Parish of Hemingby
Location ENG
Platform Identity parigov.lin.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1816
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Parish Constable Richard Meanwell 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 Parish of Hemingby, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Parish of Hemingby
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Richard Meanwell Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Meanwell is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Others Who Wore This Badge

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