Alexander Halliday
Police Constable

Alexander Halliday

Illness
End of Watch September 14, 1881
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

Although he attempted to make his way to the police station, he laid undiscovered for some hours.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Halliday served with the Dumfries Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity dbpd.dgy.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 14, 1881
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Alexander Halliday 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 SCT, 109 of 308 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dumfries Burgh Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Dumfries Burgh Police
2
of 2 officers
100% Illness
SCT — Statewide
109
of 308 officers
35.4% 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. Alexander Halliday's cause is highlighted.

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

How Alexander Halliday Compares

Age at Death
23
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Halliday is highlighted in Sep.

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

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