Frederick Thomas Newsome
Police Constable

Frederick Thomas Newsome

Illness
End of Watch June 9, 1917
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on duty.

Collapsed and died while on duty.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-DCB-B87DCA7C
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1917
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Frederick Thomas Newsome 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 Doncaster County Borough Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Doncaster County Borough Police
2
of 2 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. Frederick Thomas Newsome'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 Frederick Thomas Newsome Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Thomas Newsome is highlighted in Jun.

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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