James Dovey

Worcestershire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch January 19, 1869

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Collapsed and died of a diseased heart while attempting to control a crowd at the Town Hall during elections.

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Dovey served with the Worcestershire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Worcestershire Constabulary

Location ENG

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1869

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James Dovey 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 Worcestershire Constabulary, 3 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Worcestershire Constabulary

of 9 officers

33.3% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness