John Rutherford Watson

Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch February 13, 1967

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Collapsed and died while on supervisory patrol and conducting enquiries in the village of Thornhill.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity dgco.dgy.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 13, 1967

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector John Rutherford Watson 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 Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

of 6 officers

16.7% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness