George Thomas Hastie
Sergeant

George Thomas Hastie

Illness
End of Watch February 10, 1971
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while on duty at police headquarters in Hawick.

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BO-GB-BRS-57752D9A
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hastie served with the Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hastie.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity brsco.scb.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 1971
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant George Thomas Hastie 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 Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk Constabulary
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. George Thomas Hastie'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 George Thomas Hastie Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. George Thomas Hastie is highlighted in Feb.

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

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