Incident
Died in hospital having collapsed in the street as a result of cerebral degeneration, from which he had suffered headaches, seven years after being struck by a cyclist while on duty in 1904 and sustaining a fractured skull that was not diagnosed at the time.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Powell served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Powell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Thomas Powell 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Powell's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Powell Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Powell is highlighted in Jan.
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