Roll of Honor
Incident
The injury lead to Sergeant Beckett being medically pensioned from the force in March 1979.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Sergeant Beckett served with the Northamptonshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Sergeant Beckett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Sergeant John Frederick William Beckett 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 Police, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Frederick William Beckett's cause is highlighted.
How John Frederick William Beckett Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Frederick William Beckett is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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