John Lewis Marsh

Wiltshire Constabulary — Devizes, ENG

Illness

End of Watch June 5, 1989

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 27

Incident

Collapsed and died after struggling to arrest a suspect while performing his role as a dog handler.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Wiltshire Constabulary

Location Devizes, ENG

Platform Identity wco.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1989

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Lewis Marsh 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 Wiltshire Constabulary, 8 of 28 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Wiltshire Constabulary

of 28 officers

28.6% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness