Douglas Wiggins
Police Constable

Douglas Wiggins

Illness
End of Watch May 3, 2016
Age 55
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Gender Male

Incident

On Monday 2nd May 2016 Dougie was on duty en route to an emergency call at the Travel Inn, Edinburgh Road in Bellshill when he collapsed. He was rushed to Wishaw General Hospital but died in the early hours of Tuesday 3rd May 2016.

Died in Wishaw General Hospital the day after he collapsed while responding to an emergency call at the Travel Inn, Edinburgh Road, Bellshill, Lanarkshire.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity psspd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 3, 2016
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable Douglas Wiggins 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 Police Service of Scotland, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.

Police Service of Scotland
3
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

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas Wiggins'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 Douglas Wiggins Compares

Age at End of Watch
55
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas Wiggins is highlighted in May.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285