Sydney Arthur Tysoe
Police Constable

Sydney Arthur Tysoe

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG
Illness
End of Watch November 29, 1949
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Died as result of the injuries he sustained nine years earlier, in 1940, when he was assaulted while making an arrest.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Preston, ENG
Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1949
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Sydney Arthur Tysoe 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 Lancashire Constabulary, 49 of 122 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 40.2% of this agency's fallen.

Lancashire Constabulary
49
of 122 officers
40.2% 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. Sydney Arthur Tysoe'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 Sydney Arthur Tysoe Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Sydney Arthur Tysoe 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