Roll of Honor
Incident
Died as a result of a chest injury that he sustained while on duty at Kensington and which had led to him being pensioned from the force.
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- July 23, 2026
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Inspector Rapsey 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector James Rapsey 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. James Rapsey's cause is highlighted.
How James Rapsey Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Rapsey is highlighted in Sep.
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