Evan Jenkin Evans
Special Constable

Evan Jenkin Evans

Illness
End of Watch December 23, 1963
Age 59
The Vigil Panel 187 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Special Constable Evans died in the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary six days after being severely injured when, about 5:25pm on 17th December, he was struck by a van while on night-time point duty at the junction of Osmaston Park Road and Moor Lane, Derby.

Evan is survived by his wife and their daughter.

Survivors

Evan is survived by his wife and their daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-DBP-F66C6066
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity dbpd.der.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1963
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Special Constable Evan Jenkin Evans 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 Derby Borough Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Derby Borough Police
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Evan Jenkin Evans'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 Evan Jenkin Evans Compares

Age at End of Watch
59
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Evan Jenkin Evans is highlighted in Dec.

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

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