Daniel William Gower
Police Community Support Officer

Daniel William Gower

Illness
End of Watch November 23, 2022
Age 20
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Gender Male

Incident

Unable to contact him on the radio his colleagues set out to locate him and having done so began CPR which proved unsuccessful.

PCSO Gower was a known diabetic but it is not known whether this was a factor in his death.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Community Support Officer Gower served with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Community Support Officer Gower.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity hiwpd.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 2022
Age 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Community Support Officer Daniel William Gower 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 & Isle of Wight Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police
1
of 3 officers
33.3% 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. Daniel William Gower'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 Daniel William Gower Compares

Age at End of Watch
20
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel William Gower is highlighted in Nov.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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