Roll of Honor
Incident
Died of mesothelioma after his retirement having contracted the disease during his service as an officer in Birmingham City Police and West Midlands Police.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Dodd served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Dodd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector Francis Edward Dodd 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 Midlands Police, 11 of 46 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 23.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis Edward Dodd's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Edward Dodd Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Edward Dodd is highlighted in Sep.
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