John James Christian
Police Constable

John James Christian

Illness
End of Watch July 21, 1915
Age 55
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on duty at the Court of Passage, St George's Hall.

Died in the Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, after collapsing due to heart failure while on duty at the Court of Passage, St George’s Hall, earlier that day.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1915
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John James Christian 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 City Police, 11 of 54 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20.4% of this agency's fallen.

Liverpool City Police
11
of 54 officers
20.4% 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. John James Christian'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 John James Christian Compares

Age at End of Watch
55
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John James Christian is highlighted in Jul.

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