Robert Crane Gunnis
Police Constable

Robert Crane Gunnis

Illness
End of Watch September 12, 1957
Age 54
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on night duty in the Kirklee police signal box on Great Western Road.

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BO-GB-COG-6A08797E
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Gunnis served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Gunnis.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 12, 1957
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Robert Crane Gunnis 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 City of Glasgow Police, 23 of 66 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 34.8% of this agency's fallen.

City of Glasgow Police
23
of 66 officers
34.8% Illness
SCT — Statewide
109
of 308 officers
35.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Crane Gunnis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert Crane Gunnis Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Crane Gunnis is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285