Andrew Crichton Greenshields

Edinburgh City Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch December 9, 1950

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Found dead on a pavement near his home having suffered a heart attack while on foot patrol shortly before policing a football game.

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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 Greenshields served with the Edinburgh City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Greenshields.

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

Agency

Department Edinburgh City Police

Location SCT

Platform Identity epd.edh.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1950

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Andrew Crichton Greenshields 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 Edinburgh City Police, 5 of 18 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 27.8% of this agency's fallen.

Edinburgh City Police

of 18 officers

27.8% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness