William Nevill

Oxfordshire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch August 20, 1875

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Whilst on foot patrol in Minster Lovell he colapsed and died of heart disease.

Collapsed and died of heart disease while on foot patrol in Minster Lovell.

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

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

Agency

Department Oxfordshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity oco.oxf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 1875

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Nevill 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 Oxfordshire Constabulary, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Oxfordshire Constabulary

of 6 officers

16.7% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness