Thomas Keith

Gateshead Borough Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 17, 1913

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Collapsed and died whilst on duty.

Collapsed and died while on duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Keith served with the Gateshead Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Keith.

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

Agency

Department Gateshead Borough Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity gbpd.gat.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 17, 1913

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector Thomas Keith 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 Gateshead Borough Police, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Gateshead Borough Police

of 6 officers

33.3% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness