Tom Ivor Whitney

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 21, 1926

Age 41

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Died of disease as a result of injury received in execution of his duty.

Died of disease as a result of an injury sustained in the execution of his duty.

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Tributes

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

— 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 March 21, 1926

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Tom Ivor Whitney 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.

Metropolitan Police

215

of 729 officers

29.5% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers