George William Leefe

North Eastern Railway Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 26, 1907

Age 23

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Died as a result of an injury he received on 14th March 1907 when a female vagrant being ejected from Leeds City Train Station turned and poked her umbrella in his face, the wound subsequently becoming poisonous.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Leefe served with the North Eastern Railway Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Leefe.

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

Agency

Department North Eastern Railway Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity nepd.yor.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1907

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable George William Leefe 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 North Eastern Railway Police, 2 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.4% of this agency's fallen.

North Eastern Railway Police

of 13 officers

15.4% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness