James Wheeler

Died

:

21 December 1898

Age

:

22

Rank

:

Police Constable

Force

:

Northumberland County Constabulary

Cause

:

Accident

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Died in hospital after sustaining fatal injuries when he he fell from a viaduct while on patrol in Wallsend earlier that day.

Died in hospital after sustaining fatal injuries when he he fell from a viaduct while on patrol in Wallsend earlier that day.

Whilst on foot patrol he fell from a viaduct in Wallsend. The injuries he sustained proved fatal and he died later that day in hospital.