Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in the Royal Preston Hospital from a heart-related condition, shortly after collapsing in the locker room while on duty.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Kemp served with the Lancashire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Kemp.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Richard James Joseph Kemp 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard James Joseph Kemp's cause is highlighted.
How Richard James Joseph Kemp Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Richard James Joseph Kemp is highlighted in Dec.
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