Harold Prew

Leicestershire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 21, 1941

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure after rushing to investigate a fire.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Leicestershire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity lco.lce.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1941

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Harold Prew 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 Leicestershire Constabulary, 3 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Leicestershire Constabulary

of 15 officers

20% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness