Thomas Williams
Police Constable

Thomas Williams

Illness
End of Watch February 22, 1928
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of pneumonia contracted after going in the sea to retrieve a body.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity cco.gwn.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1928
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Thomas Williams 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 WLS, 22 of 106 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 20.8% of this state's fallen. That is 11.7 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

Caernarfonshire Constabulary
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
WLS — Statewide
22
of 106 officers
20.8% 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. Thomas Williams'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 Thomas Williams Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Williams is highlighted in Feb.

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