Alfred Edward Deeks

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Illness

End of Watch May 5, 1912

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Collapsed and died dispersing boys causing nuisance outside a chapel.

Collapsed and died while dispersing some boys who were causing a nuisance outside a chapel.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police

Type Police

Location London, ENG

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 5, 1912

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector Alfred Edward Deeks is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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

of 97,756 officers

0% Illness