James Graham
Police Constable

James Graham

Illness
End of Watch August 13, 1887
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead in the police section house five days after being violently assaulted by soldiers on leave whom he'd had cause to arrest.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

139 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Graham served with the Liverpool City 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 lpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1887
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James Graham 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. James Graham'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 James Graham Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Graham is highlighted in Aug.

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