Samuel Donaldson McClughin

Northumbria Police — Newcastle, ENG

Illness

End of Watch April 22, 1996

Age 52

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while driving to duty in his car.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable McClughin served with the Northumbria Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable McClughin.

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

Agency

Department Northumbria Police

Location Newcastle, ENG

Platform Identity nortpd.net.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1996

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Samuel Donaldson McClughin 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 ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Northumbria Police, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Northumbria Police

of 11 officers

36.4% Illness

ENG — Statewide

719

of 2,827 officers

25.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness