William Balkwill

Somerset Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch July 27, 1900

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Died as a result of injuries received when restraining a violent prisoner.

Died as a result of the injuries he received received while restraining a violent prisoner.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Balkwill served with the Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Balkwill.

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

Agency

Department Somerset Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity sco.som.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1900

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Superintendent William Balkwill 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 Somerset Constabulary, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Somerset Constabulary

of 18 officers

44.4% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness