John Truphet Saywell
Police Constable

John Truphet Saywell

Illness
End of Watch October 1, 1910
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Died during an operation on an injury that he sustained while on duty during a disturbance.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Saywell served with the Kent County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Saywell.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity kcco.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1910
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Truphet Saywell 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 Kent County Constabulary, 13 of 52 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Kent County Constabulary
13
of 52 officers
25% 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. John Truphet Saywell'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 John Truphet Saywell Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Truphet Saywell is highlighted in Oct.

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