Incident
Died of heart failure at the end of a night shift at HM Naval Base, Clyde.
Died of heart failure at the end of his night shift at HM Naval Base, Clyde.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Wilkie served with the Ministry of Defence Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Wilkie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Hepburn Wilkie 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 ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Ministry of Defence Police, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Hepburn Wilkie's cause is highlighted.
How John Hepburn Wilkie Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Hepburn Wilkie is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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