William Trusler

Hampshire County Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch January 22, 1894

Age 31

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Found dead within Boscombe Police Station after having booked himself off duty.

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

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

Agency

Department Hampshire County Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity hcco.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1894

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Trusler 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 Hampshire County Constabulary, 3 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Hampshire County Constabulary

of 15 officers

20% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness