Duncan Taylor
Police Constable

Duncan Taylor

Illness
End of Watch August 3, 1916
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in Dunfermline Cottage Hospital after being taken ill while on duty in Inverkeithing.

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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 Taylor served with the Fife County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Taylor.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity fcco.fif.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1916
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Duncan Taylor 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 Fife County Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Fife County Constabulary
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Duncan Taylor'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 Duncan Taylor Compares

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Duncan Taylor is highlighted in Aug.

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

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