Jonathan Jackson
Police Fireman

Jonathan Jackson

Illness
End of Watch February 29, 1876
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Caught a severe cold at the scene of a fire and subsequently died.

Caught a severe cold at the scene of a fire and subsequently died.

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BO-GB-OPF-C66014E7
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

150 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Fireman Jackson served with the Oldham Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity opfbpd.old.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 29, 1876
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Fireman Jonathan Jackson 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 Oldham Police Fire Brigade, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Oldham Police Fire Brigade
1
of 3 officers
33.3% 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. Jonathan Jackson'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 Jonathan Jackson Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Jackson is highlighted in Feb.

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

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