John Micklewright

Shropshire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch April 17, 1849

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained fifteen weeks earlier, on 2nd January, when his legs were broken by a drunk.

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Tributes

177 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Micklewright served with the Shropshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Shropshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity sco.shr.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1849

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Micklewright 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 Shropshire Constabulary, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Shropshire Constabulary

of 5 officers

20% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness