Roll of Honor
Incident
Found dead down a stair on his beat by a fall or blow on the head.
Died after he was found on his beat with serious head injuries having fallen down a narrow stairwell in George Street.
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- August 2, 2026
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165 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McArthur served with the City of Glasgow 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 McArthur is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In SCT, 1 of 308 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At City of Glasgow Police, 1 of 66 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 1.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John McArthur's cause is highlighted.
How John McArthur Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. John McArthur is highlighted in May.
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