Samuel Kingsbury
Police Constable

Samuel Kingsbury

Illness
End of Watch June 23, 1869
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Died as a result of injuries received when tripped during a disturbance.

Died as a result of the injuries sustained when he tripped during a disturbance.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-LBP-704F765B
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Kingsbury served with the Liverpool Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lbpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 23, 1869
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Samuel Kingsbury 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 Liverpool Borough Police, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Liverpool Borough Police
1
of 7 officers
14.3% 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. Samuel Kingsbury'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 Samuel Kingsbury Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Kingsbury is highlighted in Jun.

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