Thomas Kear

Glamorganshire Constabulary — WLS

Suicide Honored

End of Watch November 30, 1913

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

A post mortem examination revealed a brain haemorrhage caused by the earlier injury.

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Police Constable Thomas Kear served with the Glamorganshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Glamorganshire Constabulary

Location WLS

Platform Identity gco.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1913

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable Thomas Kear is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WLS, 3 of 106 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Glamorganshire Constabulary, 2 of 17 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.

Glamorganshire Constabulary

of 17 officers

11.8% Suicide

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

2.8% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide