James Wright
Police Constable

James Wright

Illness
End of Watch February 13, 1915
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed in the street and died of heart failure shortly after going on duty.

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BO-GB-ABP-434CCFCF
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity abpd.nlk.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 13, 1915
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable James Wright is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 Airdrie Burgh Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Airdrie Burgh Police
1
of 2 officers
50% Illness
SCT — Statewide
109
of 308 officers
35.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Wright's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Wright Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Wright is highlighted in Feb.

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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