Incident
Died from the effects of injuries received in 1859 when assaulted by a prisoner in Wandsworth.
Died from the effects of the injuries he received in 1859 when he was assaulted by a prisoner in Wandsworth.
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- July 23, 2026
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162 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Jackson served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Thomas William Jackson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas William Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas William Jackson Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas William Jackson is highlighted in Jul.
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