Roll of Honor
Incident
Collapsed and died while turning out the Fire Brigade to attend a fire, in the early hours of the morning.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
136 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Mitchell served with the Govan Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Mitchell 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 Govan Burgh Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mitchell's cause is highlighted.
How John Mitchell Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Mitchell is highlighted in Feb.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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