Roll of Honor
Incident
Having commenced his duty at 6:00pm on the evening of 27th January 1946, PC Clarke left the police station at 6:30pm after being sent to the National Service Hostel in Brockworth to make enquiries regarding an alleged theft there.
Shortly before 8:25pm Wilfred became quite ill and was violently sick. He was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary where he was detained overnight but in the early hours of the following morning his condition worsened and he died about 1:30am.
He had served with the Constabulary since 1920 and was survived by his wife and three sons.
Survivors
He had served with the Constabulary since 1920 and was survived by his wife and three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Clarke served with the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Clarke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Wilfred Kenneth Clarke 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 Gloucestershire Constabulary, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilfred Kenneth Clarke's cause is highlighted.
How Wilfred Kenneth Clarke Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Wilfred Kenneth Clarke is highlighted in Jan.
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