William James Curry
Sergeant

William James Curry

Illness
End of Watch December 15, 1938
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Curry was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Survivors

Sergeant Curry was survived by his wife and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-GB-COG-7608C763
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch December 15, 1938
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant William James Curry 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%.

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
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William James Curry's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William James Curry Compares

Age at Death
53
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William James Curry is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285