Albert Francis
Police Constable

Albert Francis

Suicide Honored
End of Watch September 11, 1950
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Took his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed following a serious head injury that he sustained on duty two years earlier and from which he never fully recovered.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-DBP-C71594FA
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

Police Constable Albert Francis served with the Doncaster Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity dbpd.dnc.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1950
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable Albert Francis is one of 1 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Doncaster Borough Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Doncaster Borough Police
1
of 2 officers
50% Suicide
ENG — Statewide
39
of 2,827 officers
1.4% Suicide
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Francis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Albert Francis Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Francis is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
25
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
29
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18

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