Roll of Honor
Incident
That evening he had been attacked by a mob with stones and suffered a compound fracture of his leg that later turned gangrenous.
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- July 23, 2026
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151 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Turner served with the Newport Borough 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
Police Constable Thomas Turner 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 Newport Borough Police, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Turner's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Turner Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Turner is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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