Roll of Honor
Incident
Collapsed and died in police headquarters while on duty as a road safety officer.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Batesman served with the Kilmarnock Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Batesman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Smith Batesman is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Smith Batesman's cause is highlighted.
How William Smith Batesman Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Smith Batesman is highlighted in May.
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