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Sergeant

Ian David Jones

West Mercia Police — Worcester, ENG

Illness

End of Watch March 2, 2011

Age 53

The Vigil Panel 213 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Collapsed and died from heart failure whilst on supervisory duties at theDog Section office at West Mercia Police Headquarters in Worcester.

Ian had served with the Metropolitan Police since July 1982 before transferring to West Mercia in August 1986 and had been a dog handler at Force HQ since 2002.

He is survived by his wife, their three sons and two daughters.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, their three sons and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Jones served with the West Mercia Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jones.

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

Agency

Department West Mercia Police

Location Worcester, ENG

Platform Identity wmpd.wor.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 2011

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Ian David Jones 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 West Mercia Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

West Mercia Police

of 3 officers

66.7% 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. Ian David Jones'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 Ian David Jones Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ian David Jones is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

294

Feb

198

Mar

185

Apr

226

May

201

Jun

181

Jul

217

Aug

281

Sep

291

Oct

376

Nov

239

Dec

285

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