Harry Peden

Lanarkshire Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch January 2, 1928

Age 47

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Died from heart failure having overstressed himself in the pursuit of a murderer.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Peden served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Peden.

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

Agency

Department Lanarkshire Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity lco.slk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1928

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Harry Peden 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 SCT, 109 of 308 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 26.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Lanarkshire Constabulary, 7 of 17 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Lanarkshire Constabulary

of 17 officers

41.2% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness