Joseph Martin Burke

Swansea Borough Police — WLS

Felonious

End of Watch February 23, 1941

Age 16

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

His colleague, Police Messenger William Arthur Miles, was also killed in the same incident.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Messenger Burke served with the Swansea Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Messenger Burke.

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

Agency

Department Swansea Borough Police

Location WLS

Platform Identity sbpd.swa.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1941

Age 16

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail War

Police Messenger Joseph Martin Burke is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WLS, 11 of 106 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 10.4% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Swansea Borough Police, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Swansea Borough Police

of 7 officers

57.1% Felonious

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

10.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious