William Marsh
Police Constable

William Marsh

Illness
End of Watch November 27, 1929
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died from natural causes while returning home from night duty.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Marsh served with the Southend-on-Sea Borough Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Marsh.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity sbco.sos.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1929
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Marsh 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%.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Constabulary
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. William Marsh'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 William Marsh Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Marsh is highlighted in Nov.

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