Frederick Henry Keil

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Illness

End of Watch June 9, 1952

Age 31

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Died from a brain tumour resulting from the effects of an injury on duty.

Died from a brain tumour resulting from an injury sustained on duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Keil served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Keil.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1952

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Frederick Henry Keil 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 Metropolitan Police, 215 of 729 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

215

of 729 officers

29.5% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers