Roll of Honor
Incident
Having retired from the service, he re-joined in response to a request for volunteers. Having been attested he collapsed and died in the street whilt making his way home.
Collapsed and died in the street while making his way home from his attestation. After having previously retired from the service in 1905 he re-joined in response to a request for volunteers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Banham served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Banham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable William Banham 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 Banham's cause is highlighted.
How William Banham Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Banham is highlighted in May.
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