Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from a fractured skull in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary having slipped and fallen down a narrow, winding stone stairwell earlier that day while on patrol in the Grassmarket area.
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- August 2, 2026
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Police Constable Harris served with the Edinburgh City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Harris is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Edinburgh City Police, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Harris's cause is highlighted.
How John Harris Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Harris is highlighted in Sep.
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