John Walton
Sergeant

John Walton

Illness
End of Watch July 11, 1897
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of injuries to his spinal cord sustained on the 3 September 1896.

Died from the injuries to his spinal cord that he sustained ten months earlier on the 3rd September.

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BO-GB-DCC-59246CEA
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Tributes

129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Walton served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1897
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant John Walton is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Durham County Constabulary, 7 of 29 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 24.1% of this agency's fallen.

Durham County Constabulary
7
of 29 officers
24.1% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Walton's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Walton Compares

Age at Death
37
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Walton is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285