James Frederick Constant
Special Constable

James Frederick Constant

Illness
End of Watch October 25, 1941
Age 63
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on duty at the Law Courts, Cardiff.

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BO-GB-CCP-3B517472
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Constant served with the Cardiff City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Constant.

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

Agency

Department Cardiff City Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity cpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 25, 1941
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Special Constable James Frederick Constant 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 Cardiff City Police, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Cardiff City Police
2
of 7 officers
28.6% 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. James Frederick Constant'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 James Frederick Constant Compares

Age at End of Watch
63
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Frederick Constant is highlighted in Oct.

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