James Poole
Police Constable

James Poole

Illness
End of Watch September 4, 1861
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead at 5:30am while on duty in the porter’s lodge at Coventry Station and was presumed to have died of apoplexy.

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BO-GB-LNW-2C697402
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

165 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Poole served with the London & North Western Railway 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 lnwpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1861
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James Poole is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 London & North Western Railway Police, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

London & North Western Railway Police
2
of 11 officers
18.2% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Poole's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How James Poole Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Poole is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285