Roll of Honor
Incident
Found dead on his beat from heart failure.
Having started his duty at 10 o’clock at night, seemingly well, he was seen several times during the night but was found dead on the pavement in Fairfax Road at 6 o’clock the following morning, having died of heart failure.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Wills served with the Colchester Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Wills.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable George Henry Wills 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 Colchester Borough Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Henry Wills's cause is highlighted.
How George Henry Wills Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. George Henry Wills is highlighted in Mar.
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