Albert James Craddock
Police Constable

Albert James Craddock

Illness
End of Watch February 12, 1921
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed on duty and died of a brain haemorrhage attributed to inflamed membranes of the brain which had caused the officer to report severe headaches to his doctor.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Craddock served with the Staffordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Craddock.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity sco.sts.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1921
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Albert James Craddock 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 Staffordshire Constabulary, 5 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 27.8% of this agency's fallen.

Staffordshire Constabulary
5
of 18 officers
27.8% 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. Albert James Craddock'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 Albert James Craddock Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Albert James Craddock is highlighted in Feb.

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