James Watt

Lanarkshire Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch October 18, 1932

Age 48

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Gender Male

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Incident

Died from a degenerative heart condition after collapsing on his beat at Bellshill Cross and being taken to the police office.

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Tributes

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

— 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 October 18, 1932

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James Watt 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