William Balfour Urquhart

Aberdeen City Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch March 22, 1904

Age 49

The Vigil Panel 201 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while struggling with youths who were causing mischief in Cuparstone Lane, Aberdeen.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-GB-ACP-EA41C1FB
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 8, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew William. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Aberdeen City Police

Location SCT

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1904

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable William Balfour Urquhart 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 Aberdeen City Police, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Aberdeen City Police

of 4 officers

25% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness