Thomas Billing Blomfield
Police Constable

Thomas Billing Blomfield

Illness
End of Watch December 28, 1950
Age 51
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead having died of heart failure while on patrol.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity wsco.sfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1950
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Thomas Billing Blomfield is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At West Suffolk Constabulary, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 40% of this agency's fallen.

West Suffolk Constabulary
2
of 5 officers
40% Illness
ENG — Statewide
719
of 2,827 officers
25.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Billing Blomfield's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Thomas Billing Blomfield Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Billing Blomfield is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285