Roll of Honor
Incident
Suffered a fatal heart attack while turning his patrol van from Portland Street into Oxford Street, Manchester, soon after he had, on foot, chased and caught a suspected drunk driver fleeing the scene of an accident.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Nathans served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Nathans.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Robert Nathans 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 Greater Manchester Police, 8 of 30 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Nathans's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Nathans Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Nathans is highlighted in Feb.
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