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Constable James WATT (48)
Lanarkshire Constabulary
PC Watt died after collapsing on his beat at Bellshill Cross due to a heart attack.
Detective Constable McGregor WALKER (31)
Dundee City Police
DC Walker died after being struck by a drunk driver as he conducted road checks on the outskirts of the city.
Constable Sydney Hussey CRAIK (31)
Lanarkshire Constabulary
PC Craik died 6 days after being struck by a bus whist involved in a foot chase of a suspected street bookmaker.
Constable William MACKINTOSH (31)
Perthshire and Kinross-shire Constabulary
PC MacKintosh Died after coming off his motorcycle whilst travelling to police the Perth races. Witnesses who found him told of a stray bullock on the roadway and it was surmised it had caused him to swerve and crash.
Constable John BURR (25)
City of Glasgow Police
PC Burr died after being knocked down by a taxi cab. A contemporary newspaper report states his cape was blown over his head in a gale causing him to lose his footing and step into the road.
Sergeant Samuel MACLEAN (45)
Dunbartonshire Constabulary
PS Maclean died after the motor lorry he had reportedly commandeered to chase a robbery suspect collided with a tram injuring 8 people. He was seriously injured and died later in hospital.
Constable Robert Bryce RENNIE (49)
Lanarkshire Constabulary
PC Rennie was accidentaly asphyxiated by his collar when he fainted within Chapelhall police station.
Chief Constable John CLARK (61)
Hamilton Burgh Police
CC Clark collapsed and died within Burgh Police Headquarters Hamilton.
Constable Peter Hunter MUNRO (21)
Lanarkshire Constabulary
PC Munro died after he was assaulted whilst making an arrest in Wishaw when a large group turned on him and colleagues.
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Inspector Robert JOHNSTON (41)
City of Glasgow Police
PI Johnston was shot whilst escorting a Sinn Feinn suspect to prison to await an escort to Ireland by RIC officers.
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Constable Angus MUNRO (57)
Paisley Burgh Police
PC MUNRO was on foot patrol in Glasgow Road Paisley when took ill and collapsed. He died before medical assistance could be summoned.
He was survived by his wife and grown up family.
Sergeant James PATERSON (49)
City of Glasgow Police
PS Paterson died after being struck by a motor car on a traffic island on Argyle Street at Finnieston Street. The car skidded on tram lines and collided with the traffic island throwing PS Paterson into the air.
Constable William MCGREGOR (25)
City of Glasgow Police
PC McGregor died of septicaemia as a result of injuries sustained during the Glasgow Riots of 31st January 1919.
Constable James CAMPBELL (39)
City of Glasgow Police
PC Campbell died after he was shot whilst investigating a suspicious person at the rear of 637 Great Eastern Road Glasgow. He was survived by his wife and three children.
Constable Charles Alexander PETRIE (-)
Dundee City Police
PC Petrie took ill on duty at the harbour in the morning & was taken to the Royal Infirmary where he died later that afternoon.
Constable Lawrence James QUIBELL (24)
Metropolitan Police
PC Quibell was returning from a training exercise with the Rosyth dockyard motor fire engine when it was in collision with a milk van.
He sustained serious injuries and died the next day in the cottage hospital in Dunfermline.
Historical Note
The Metropolitan Police (Employment in Scotland) Act 1914 gave the Metropolitan Police the powers of a constable in `Naval Yards and Military Stations` in Scotland.
The Royal Marine Police took over the duties of policing at Rosyth in 1926 and the 50 members of the `Met`, under the command of Inspector Allan, were reported to have been transfered to London.
Constable Duncan TAYLOR (32)
Fife Constabulary
PC Taylor died after he collapsed on duty. He was unmarried and from the Methven district.
Constable George MILLER (35)
City of Glasgow Police
PC Miller collapsed and died of heart failure within the Police Court Albert Street Govan.
Detective Sergeant Matthew MCLOUGHLIN (-)
Metropolitan Police
DS McLoughlin drowned in the sinking of HMS Hampshire off the coast of Orkney when the ship struck a mine. He was on Special Branch duty as the bodyguard of Lord Kitchener.
Constable George CRAIB (40)
Aberdeen City Police
PC Craib died after falling heavily and striking his head. He had just delivered an injured girl to hospital in his police ambulance and fell as he left the hospital to return to his vehicle.
Constable Daniel CAMPBELL (46)
Dunfermline City Police
PC Campbell collapsed on his beat and subsequently died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Temporary Constable James WRIGHT (38)
Airdrie Burgh Police
TPC WRIGHT collapsed and died of heart failure shortly after beginning his tour of duty. A veteran of the South African War he was survived by his wife and 6 children.
Constable Hugh MACKAY (25)
City Glasgow Police
PC MacKey was found on his beat in Cathcart at the foot of a stair in Craig Rd. It was thought to have fallen, however he died of Carbon Monoxide.
He was survived by his wife.
Inspector John Soutar SUTTIE (48)
Arbroath Burgh Police
PI Suttie died after complaining of chest pains whilst speaking to two of his men near Kirk Square Arbroath in the early hours of the morning. He was survived by his wife and 5 children.
Constable Robert Martin BROADFOOT (30)
Dumfries Burgh Police
PC Broadfoot died after collapsing outside Dumfries Railway Station in the early hours of the morning. He was survived by his wife and son.
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