John Keir Bennie

Central Scotland Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch February 21, 1980

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Pronounced dead on arrival at Falkirk Royal Infirmary after suffering a heart attack and collapsing at the ambulance depot, Windsor Hospital, Falkirk.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Central Scotland Police

Location SCT

Platform Identity cspd.stg.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 21, 1980

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Keir Bennie 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 Central Scotland Police, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Central Scotland Police

of 5 officers

20% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness