William Arnold

West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary — ENG

Illness

End of Watch January 19, 1930

Age 35

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 31

Incident

Found collapsed on his beat and taken to Keighley Police Station where he was declared dead.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Arnold served with the West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Arnold.

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

Agency

Department West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity wryco.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1930

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Arnold 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 Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary, 10 of 32 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 31.3% of this agency's fallen.

West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary

of 32 officers

31.3% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness