Roll of Honor
Incident
Whilst on duty at the Brunhill Fields burial ground awaiting the arrival of the resident watchman Bruff was found in great pain on his hands and knees. On being taken home he died the next day of acute inflammation of the intestines.
Died at home from an acute inflammation of the intestines, the day after being found in great pain on his hands and knees while on duty at the Brunhill Fields burial ground awaiting the arrival of the resident watchman.
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Police Constable Bruff 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
Police Constable William Bruff 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. William Bruff's cause is highlighted.
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