George Gibson

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG

Illness

End of Watch October 18, 1900

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Died from an attack of peritonitis caused by eating a meal containing contaminated meat.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Cheshire Constabulary

Location Chester, ENG

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

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1900

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable George Gibson 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 Cheshire Constabulary, 6 of 30 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Cheshire Constabulary

of 30 officers

20% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness