James Taylor

Died

7 March 1877

Age

Rank

Police Sergeant

Force

Lanarkshire Constabulary

Cause

Fire

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died eleven days after sustaining severe damage to his lungs, due to smoke inhalation, while rescuing occupants from a large fire.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died eleven days after sustaining severe damage to his lungs, due to smoke inhalation, while rescuing occupants from a large fire.

Circumstances

On 24th February 1877 a large fire had broken out in Crosshill and consumed a number of buildings, Sgt Taylor alerted the occupants and rescued many from the fire. In doing so his lungs were severely damaged from smoke inhalation, he died days later.

Died eleven days after sustaining severe damage to his lungs, due to smoke inhalation, while alerting the occupants, and rescuing many of them, from a large fire that had broken out and consumed a number of buildings in Allison Street, Crosshill.