Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Constable Pippa Mills said: “This is a terrible shock for everyone that knew Andy and my thoughts, and the thoughts of all of us at West Mercia Police, are with his wife, Luci, their two daughters and all his family, friends and colleagues.
“Andy was a familiar and friendly face across the communities he served and well-liked by his colleagues across the whole force. Today we are flying our flags at half-mast as a sign of respect.
“Andy was responding to an incident alongside paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service when he was taken ill. I want to pass on our sincere thanks to the paramedics who did everything they possibly could for Andy and to the officers that were with him.”
Andy joined West Mercia Police in 2015, having started his policing career in 2007 with West Midlands Police.
During his service with West Mercia Police he worked in Kidderminster, Stourport and most recently within the Safer Neighbourhood Team for Broseley and Much Wenlock.
Prior to joining the police Andy served in the Armed Forces for seven years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Boardman served with the West Mercia Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Boardman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Andrew Boardman 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Boardman's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Boardman Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Boardman is highlighted in Apr.
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