Ronald Wych

Lancashire Constabulary — Preston, ENG

Illness

End of Watch August 2, 1983

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 121

Incident

While on duty at Colne Police Station collapsed and died later that day with heart failure.

Died from heart failure after collapsing earlier in the day while on duty at Colne Police Station.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Lancashire Constabulary

Location Preston, ENG

Platform Identity lco.lan.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 2, 1983

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Sergeant Ronald Wych 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

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