Hugh McCallum
Police Constable

Hugh McCallum

Illness
End of Watch September 1, 1875
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Died after collapsing at his front door as he arrived home from duty.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-DCP-095147A4
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

151 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McCallum served with the Dundee City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Dundee City Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity dpd.dnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1875
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Hugh McCallum 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 Dundee City Police, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

Dundee City Police
5
of 13 officers
38.5% 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. Hugh McCallum'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 Hugh McCallum Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh McCallum is highlighted in Sep.

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