John Wilson

Leith Burgh Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch October 10, 1868

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Died from heart failure while preparing for night duty at Leith Police Office.

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158 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Wilson served with the Leith Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Leith Burgh Police

Location SCT

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

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1868

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Wilson 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 Leith Burgh Police, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Leith Burgh Police

of 8 officers

37.5% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness