Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from disease after failing to recover from the injuries he sustained when, in the early hours of 15th May, he was struck twice on the back of the head with his own truncheon, while face down on the ground, during a violent struggle to arrest a vagrant in Kettering.
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148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Davis served with the Northamptonshire Constabulary.
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 David Davis 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 Northamptonshire Constabulary, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Davis's cause is highlighted.
How David Davis Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David Davis is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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