John Thomas Johnstone
Police Constable

John Thomas Johnstone

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Suicide Honored
End of Watch May 5, 1922
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Took his own life while of unsound mind as a result of injury on duty.

Took his own life while of unsound mind as a result of an injury he sustained while on duty.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-MEP-34322831
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Police Constable John Johnstone served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police
Location London, ENG
Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 5, 1922
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable John Thomas Johnstone is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Metropolitan Police, 15 of 729 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police
15
of 729 officers
2.1% Suicide
ENG — Statewide
39
of 2,827 officers
1.4% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Thomas Johnstone'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 John Thomas Johnstone Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. John Thomas Johnstone is highlighted in May.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18