Alex Prentice
Police Constable

Alex Prentice

Northamptonshire Police — Northampton, ENG
Illness
End of Watch April 26, 2022
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Gender Male

Incident

Became unwell at his base station of Pytchley, and was taken to Kettering General Hospital where he later died.

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BO-GB-NOP-A8844048
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April 8, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Northampton, ENG
Platform Identity npd.nth.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 26, 2022
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Alex Prentice 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.

Northamptonshire Police
3
of 7 officers
42.9% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alex Prentice's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Alex Prentice Compares

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Alex Prentice is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285