Alexander Anderson

Fife Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch July 31, 1953

Age 53

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure when on duty in a street near to the Fife Police station.

Collapsed and died of heart failure while on duty in a street near Fife Police station.

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

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

Agency

Department Fife Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity fco.fif.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1953

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Alexander Anderson 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 Constabulary, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Fife Constabulary

of 7 officers

28.6% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness