John Rance Chalmers

Lanarkshire Constabulary — SCT

Illness

End of Watch September 16, 1974

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Collapsed and died at a reception for the opening of the new Coatbridge Police Station.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Superintendent Chalmers served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Superintendent Chalmers.

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

Agency

Department Lanarkshire Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity lco.slk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1974

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Chief Superintendent John Rance Chalmers 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 Lanarkshire Constabulary, 7 of 17 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Lanarkshire Constabulary

of 17 officers

41.2% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness