James Nash
Police Constable

James Nash

Suicide Honored
End of Watch November 15, 1888
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

Took his own life by drowning himself in the River Avon while the balance of his mind was disturbed, leaving his uniform on the riverbank.

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July 23, 2026

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Police Constable James Nash served with the Bristol Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bbpd.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1888
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable James Nash is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

Bristol Borough Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Suicide
ENG — Statewide
39
of 2,827 officers
1.4% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Nash'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 James Nash Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. James Nash is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18