Police Constable

John McArthur

Undetermined
End of Watch May 2, 1861
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident

Found dead down a stair on his beat by a fall or blow on the head.

Died after he was found on his beat with serious head injuries having fallen down a narrow stairwell in George Street.

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165 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McArthur 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

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Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 1861
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Cause Detail Not Known

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

John is one of 19 officers lost to causes not yet determined in United Kingdom, 0.5% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1861, 1 officer in United Kingdom was lost to causes not yet determined, the 2nd heaviest of 18 years on record. The heaviest was 1899, with 2.

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Who

John was 30. Of the 18 lost to causes not yet determined in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 36; the middle age was 34.

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When

May holds 15.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 15.8%. Thursdays: 10.5%.

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How

Undetermined deaths account for 0.5% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 5th most common cause.

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His people

City of Glasgow Police has 66 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Police Constable John McArthur

City of Glasgow Police · End of Watch May 2, 1861

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