Roll of Honor
Incident
Officers attended a street disturbance in Carlisle City centre during the early hours and a number of youths were arrested and taken to the police station, where Sergeant Smith collapsed and died soon afterwards from heart failure.
Collapsed at the police station and died from heart failure after returning there from a street disturbance that he and other officers attended in Carlisle City centre during the early hours, when a number of youths were arrested.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Smith served with the Cumberland, Westmorland & Carlisle Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Clarence Smith 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 Cumberland, Westmorland & Carlisle Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Clarence Smith Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Smith is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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