James Cuthell Fairbrother

City of Glasgow Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch June 26, 1971

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 65

Incident

Collapsed and died on night duty in Garscadden Police Station.

Collapsed and died while on night duty in Garscadden Police Station.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department City of Glasgow Police

Location SCT

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1971

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant James Cuthell Fairbrother 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 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

of 66 officers

34.8% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness