Joseph Barson
Sergeant

Joseph Barson

Illness
End of Watch September 15, 1882
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Died while on foot patrol.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Barson served with the Berkshire County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity bcco.oxf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1882
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Joseph Barson is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 Berkshire County Constabulary, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Berkshire County Constabulary
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

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

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

How Joseph Barson Compares

Age at Death
41
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Barson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

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