George John Banks

Port of London Authority Police — ENG

Illness

End of Watch January 30, 1913

Age 53

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while returning home from duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Banks served with the Port of London Authority Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Banks.

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

Agency

Department Port of London Authority Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity plapd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 30, 1913

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector George John Banks 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 Port of London Authority Police, 1 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.7% of this agency's fallen.

Port of London Authority Police

of 15 officers

6.7% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness