James Smith Milne

Greenock Burgh Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch January 26, 1941

Age 49

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Collapsed and died while on night duty at the Central Police Office in Dairymple Street, Greenock.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Milne served with the Greenock Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Milne.

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

Agency

Department Greenock Burgh Police

Location SCT

Platform Identity gbpd.ivc.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1941

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector James Smith Milne 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 Greenock Burgh Police, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Greenock Burgh Police

of 11 officers

36.4% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness