James Whamond
Sergeant

James Whamond

Illness
End of Watch April 27, 1941
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while on duty in the Rutherglen Police Office.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1941
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant James Whamond 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 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
7
of 17 officers
41.2% 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. James Whamond's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Whamond Compares

Age at Death
46
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Whamond is highlighted in Apr.

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