Charles L Ravensdale
Inspector

Charles L Ravensdale

Illness
End of Watch September 13, 1963
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed while on duty and died in hospital.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Ravensdale served with the Leeds City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Ravensdale.

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

Agency

Department Leeds City Police
Location ENG
Platform Identity lpd.lds.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 13, 1963
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Inspector Charles L Ravensdale 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 Leeds City Police, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

Leeds City Police
10
of 18 officers
55.6% 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. Charles L Ravensdale'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 Charles L Ravensdale Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Charles L Ravensdale is highlighted in Sep.

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