Incident
Collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition as he ran to assist another constable. He was just one hour into his first shift.
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Police Constable Dickson served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
City of Glasgow Police has lost 66 officers; 23 of them lost to illness.
Robert is one of 109 officers lost to illness in SCT, 35.4% of the 308 remembered there.
Robert is one of 884 officers lost to illness in United Kingdom, 23.3% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Robert is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1877, 1 officer at City of Glasgow Police was lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 21 years on record. The heaviest was 1900, with 2.
In 1877, 2 officers in SCT were lost to illness, the 8th heaviest of 77 years on record. The heaviest was 1896, with 5.
In 1877, 6 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.
In 1877, 6 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 92nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Robert was 21. Of the 23 lost to illness at City of Glasgow Police whose age is recorded, half were between 31.5 and 54; the middle age was 42.
Robert was 21. Of the 108 lost to illness in SCT whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 51; the middle age was 46.
Robert was 21. Of the 858 lost to illness in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
Robert was 21. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
July holds 13% of these deaths at City of Glasgow Police; December holds the most, 21.7%. Sundays: 21.7%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths in SCT; December holds the most, 11.9%. Sundays: 13.8%.
July holds 8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Sundays: 11.1%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 13.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 34.8% of all 66 deaths at City of Glasgow Police, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 35.4% of all 308 deaths in SCT, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 23.3% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
City of Glasgow Police has 66 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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John Colquhoun Apr 4, 1847
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James Alexander Mar 8, 1848
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Duncan Cameron Oct 24, 1860
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John McArthur May 2, 1861
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Alexander McLachlan Aug 31, 1861
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James Fitzgerald Mar 28, 1862
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Robert Campbell Nov 5, 1863
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Joseph Little May 7, 1871
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Robert Dickson Jul 1, 1877
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Finlay McAulay Apr 21, 1878
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William Gordon Mar 17, 1882
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George Cumming Oct 23, 1882
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Thomas Henry McCulloch Nov 29, 1884
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George Riddall Aug 16, 1888
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Donald McLean Sep 21, 1889
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John McDonald Feb 21, 1890
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John Carruthers McNaught May 28, 1892
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Alexander J McMahon Dec 18, 1893
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Wilson Charles Nov 22, 1894
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Frederick McLellan May 7, 1895
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Robert Murray Dec 9, 1895
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Robert Cruickshanks Aug 20, 1896
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Andrew Urquhart Oct 24, 1897
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William Reid Jan 14, 1900
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George Hebbington Dec 19, 1900
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James Stewart May 18, 1901
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William Wilson C Cumming Sep 15, 1903
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Robert Caughey Dec 31, 1905
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John Robinson Oct 26, 1907
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Hugh Savage Dec 18, 1910
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Robert Smith Jul 16, 1912
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George Miller Jul 6, 1916
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James Campbell Jan 20, 1919
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William McGregor Jun 1, 1919
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James Paterson May 2, 1920
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Robert Johnston May 4, 1921
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John Burr Dec 6, 1929
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Donald Kenneth Fraser Jun 4, 1932
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Harry Ellis Wilkinson Aug 5, 1937
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Hugh Welsh Jan 5, 1938
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William James Curry Dec 15, 1938
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William Steven Dickson Mar 13, 1941
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Donald MacDonald Mar 13, 1941
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John Morton Gray Mar 13, 1941
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Thomas Hamilton Mar 14, 1941
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James Williamson Mar 14, 1941
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John Gerard MacKrell Mar 14, 1941
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Ernest Walker Jun 29, 1944
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Stewart Cameron MacDonald Nov 22, 1948
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John Macleod Sep 4, 1952
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Robert Crane Gunnis Sep 12, 1957
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James Milroy Mar 27, 1958
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Patrick Moulds Aug 9, 1958
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Robert Gillies Sep 28, 1958
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Charles Main McNeill Jun 15, 1962
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George Brownlie Gates Sep 23, 1969
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Angus MacLeod MacKenzie
Dec 30, 1969
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Edward Alexander Barnett
Jan 4, 1970
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Robert Belford Mar 15, 1970
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John Stewart Duff Robertson Nov 15, 1970
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James Cuthell Fairbrother Jun 26, 1971
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David Robert Peterson Sep 9, 1972
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James Hay Apr 20, 1973
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Colin MacDuff Jun 27, 1973
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David Dunsmuir Jun 2, 1974
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William Wright Dec 20, 1986
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