William Jury
Detective Sergeant

William Jury

Illness
End of Watch May 6, 1907
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

He was walking along High Street Chatham on duty, in the company of another Detective when he collapsed. He was carried to the Fountain Hotel where life was pronounced extinct. He had been over the several months past suffering with an affection of the heart and had previously been attended to.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Jury served with the Kent County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Jury.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity kcco.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 1907
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Detective Sergeant William Jury is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 Kent County Constabulary, 13 of 52 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Kent County Constabulary
13
of 52 officers
25% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How William Jury Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Jury 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