Joseph Brook

Leeds City Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 27, 1904

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Died in hospital having collapsed on duty with a burst blood vessel.

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Tributes

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

— 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 May 27, 1904

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Joseph Brook 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

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