Henry James Hand
War Reserve Constable

Henry James Hand

Illness
End of Watch August 31, 1943
Age 71
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in hospital after collapsing as he reported for duty at a gas works.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
War Reserve Constable Hand served with the Hereford City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, War Reserve Constable Hand.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity hpd.hef.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1943
Age 71
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

War Reserve Constable Henry James Hand 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%.

Hereford City Police
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry James Hand's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Henry James Hand Compares

Age at End of Watch
71
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Henry James Hand is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285