William Reynolds Woolley

Lincolnshire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch August 26, 1905

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Collapsed and died during a violent struggle as he attempted to handcuff a man he had arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Spilsby.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Lincolnshire Constabulary

Location ENG

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

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 1905

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Reynolds Woolley is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lincolnshire Constabulary, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.

Lincolnshire Constabulary

of 9 officers

22.2% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Illness