Vassili Bogomoletz
Police Constable

Vassili Bogomoletz

British Transport Police — London, ENG
Illness
End of Watch December 6, 2005
Age 43
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Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure during a physical fitness test while attending a probationer training course at the BTP Training Centre in Tadworth, Surrey.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-BTP-C4302443
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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 Bogomoletz served with the British Transport Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Bogomoletz.

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

Agency

Location London, ENG
Platform Identity btp.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 2005
Age 43

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Vassili Bogomoletz 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 British Transport Police, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 80% of this agency's fallen.

British Transport Police
4
of 5 officers
80% 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. Vassili Bogomoletz'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 Vassili Bogomoletz Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Vassili Bogomoletz is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285