Incident
Collapsed and died of heart failure while cycling to Yarmouth following a Home Guard exercise.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
War Reserve Constable Reeves served with the Isle of Wight Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, War Reserve Constable Reeves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
War Reserve Constable Edgar Harold Reeves 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 Isle of Wight Constabulary, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Harold Reeves's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Harold Reeves Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Harold Reeves is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Isle of Wight Constabulary are honored on badge.nw.