Robert Russell Lumsden

Lothian & Borders Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch August 8, 1986

Age 53

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Collapsed and died during a violent struggle with a man while on patrol.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lumsden served with the Lothian & Borders Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lumsden.

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

Agency

Department Lothian & Borders Police

Location SCT

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

Service Record

End of Watch August 8, 1986

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Robert Russell Lumsden 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 Lothian & Borders Police, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Lothian & Borders Police

of 11 officers

45.5% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness