Ronald Hunter

Bedfordshire Police — Bedford, ENG

Illness

End of Watch December 30, 1985

Age 52

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Collapsed and died from heart failure while on duty at Biggleswade Police Station.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hunter served with the Bedfordshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hunter.

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

Agency

Department Bedfordshire Police

Type State Police

Location Bedford, ENG

Platform Identity bpd.bdf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1985

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Ronald Hunter 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%.

At Bedfordshire Police, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Bedfordshire Police

of 5 officers

40% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Illness