Basil Barlow
Superintendent

Basil Barlow

Illness
End of Watch November 7, 1962
Age 51
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Gender Male

Incident

Died suddenly in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Guildford, while on duty attending a dinner for the Surrey Special Constabulary.

In Our Keeping

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BO-GB-SUC-BC0A59B4
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Surrey Constabulary
Location ENG
Platform Identity sco.sry.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1962
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Superintendent Basil Barlow 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 Surrey Constabulary, 4 of 21 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 19% of this agency's fallen.

Surrey Constabulary
4
of 21 officers
19% 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. Basil Barlow'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 Basil Barlow Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Basil Barlow is highlighted in Nov.

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