Joseph Daniels
Police Constable

Joseph Daniels

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Undetermined
End of Watch May 22, 1892
Age 27
The Vigil Panel 197 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Choked to death after swallowing his dentures as he ran to assist with an arrest in Holborn.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Daniels served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 May 22, 1892
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Cause Detail Other

Police Constable Joseph Daniels is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 18 of 2,827 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.6% of this state's fallen.

At Metropolitan Police, 8 of 729 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 1.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police
8
of 729 officers
1.1% Undetermined
ENG — Statewide
18
of 2,827 officers
0.6% Undetermined
Nationwide
260
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Daniels's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Joseph Daniels Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Daniels is highlighted in May.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24