Leslie Shaw
Police Constable

Leslie Shaw

Illness
End of Watch July 19, 1948
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from injuries sustained on the 15 July 1948 when he and another officer were stuck by a passing motor car while on night duty.

Died from injuries sustained four days earlier when he and another officer were stuck by a passing motor car while on night duty.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-BBP-EA657D19
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Shaw served with the Burnley Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Shaw.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1948
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Leslie Shaw 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 Burnley Borough Police, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Burnley Borough Police
3
of 3 officers
100% 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. Leslie Shaw'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 Leslie Shaw Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie Shaw is highlighted in Jul.

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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