Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant William Farrell died on July 24, 1991, from Hepatitis B, which he contracted on November 6, 1977, while arresting a female suspect. During the arrest the suspect began biting and scratching Lieutenant Farrell.
Following the incident he developed chronic hepatitis which caused his health to deteriorate until his death.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Farrell served with the Front Royal Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Front Royal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Farrell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant William Patrick Farrell 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 VA, 23 of 654 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Front Royal Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Patrick Farrell's cause is highlighted.
How William Patrick Farrell Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Patrick Farrell is highlighted in Jul.
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