John Duncan Gordon
Inspector

John Duncan Gordon

Illness
End of Watch January 9, 1956
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while on duty in Bridge of Allan Police Station.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Gordon served with the Stirling & Clackmannan Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Gordon.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity scco.stg.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1956
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Inspector John Duncan Gordon 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 Stirling & Clackmannan Constabulary, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Stirling & Clackmannan Constabulary
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Illness
SCT — Statewide
109
of 308 officers
35.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Duncan Gordon's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Duncan Gordon Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Duncan Gordon is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

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