Roll of Honor
Incident
A contemporary newspaper report stated that PC Burr lost his footing and stepped into the road after having his cape blown over his head in a gale.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Burr served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Burr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John Burr is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At City of Glasgow Police, 25 of 66 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Burr's cause is highlighted.
How John Burr Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Burr is highlighted in Dec.
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