John Thomas Moreby
Special Constable

John Thomas Moreby

Illness
End of Watch November 20, 1915
Age 58
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of heart failure having contracted pneumonia while on duty earlier in the month.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity cpd.cam.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1915
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Special Constable John Thomas Moreby 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%.

Cambridge City Police
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. John Thomas Moreby'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 John Thomas Moreby Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Thomas Moreby is highlighted in Nov.

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