Leslie Spence

Birmingham City Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 29, 1962

Age 47

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 60

Incident

Died within minutes of collapsing having been driven home after becoming ill and struggling to breathe while on duty at Ladywood Police Station.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Spence served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Spence.

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

Agency

Department Birmingham City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity bpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1962

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Leslie Spence 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 Birmingham City Police, 26 of 61 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.6% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham City Police

of 61 officers

42.6% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness