Robert Wood
Watchman

Robert Wood

Illness
End of Watch November 29, 1821
Age 62
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead on duty in Bridge Street having died from apoplexy.

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BO-GB-BCO-9079DA17
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

205 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Wood served with the Blackfriars, City of London.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bl.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1821
Age 62
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Watchman Robert Wood 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 Blackfriars, City of London, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Blackfriars, City of London
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Robert Wood'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 Robert Wood Compares

Age at End of Watch
62
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Wood is highlighted in Nov.

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

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