John Jamieson
Police Constable

John Jamieson

Illness
End of Watch October 17, 1886
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died of a ruptured blood vessel while on night-time foot patrol in Dumbarton Road, Partick.

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BO-GB-PBP-345DF07C
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August 2, 2026

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140 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Jamieson served with the Partick Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity pbpd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1886
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Jamieson 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 Partick Burgh Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Partick 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. John Jamieson's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Jamieson 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. John Jamieson is highlighted in Oct.

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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