Edward James Willsmore

Essex Constabulary — ENG

Accident

End of Watch March 29, 1851

Age 27

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Gender Male

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Incident

Drowned when his boat capsized while he was on duty protecting the oyster fishery.

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175 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Willsmore served with the Essex Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Essex Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity eco.ess.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1851

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Edward James Willsmore is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Essex Constabulary, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

Essex Constabulary

of 20 officers

55% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident