William Hughes

Chester City Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 15, 1869

Age 48

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while dispersing a disorderly crowd.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Hughes served with the Chester City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Chester City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity cpd.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1869

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant William Hughes 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 Chester City Police, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Chester City Police

of 4 officers

50% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness