Albert Ernest Dowse

Sheffield City Police — ENG

Suicide Honored

End of Watch January 3, 1915

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Took his own life on the line of the Great Central Railway, Neepsend, after suffering psychological injuries following an assault.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Constable Albert Dowse served with the Sheffield City Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Sheffield City Police

Location ENG

Platform Identity spd.shf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1915

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Cause Detail Suicide

Constable Albert Ernest Dowse is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Sheffield City Police, 1 of 8 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Sheffield City Police

of 8 officers

12.5% Suicide

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

1.4% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide