William Alexander Findlater

Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch January 24, 1952

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Found dead in his police car, parked at the side of the road near Waterton, having died of heart failure while on supervisory duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Findlater served with the Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Findlater.

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

Agency

Department Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity sncco.abe.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1952

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Inspector William Alexander Findlater 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 Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary

of 4 officers

25% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness