John Alcock

Died

7 October 2017

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Grampian Police

Cause

Medical

Duty Status

Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from complications of the injuries he sustained in August 2003 when the police car, in which he was a passenger, was in collision with a Land Rover.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from complications of the injuries he sustained in August 2003 when the police car, in which he was a passenger, was in collision with a Land Rover.

Circumstances

Died from complications of injuries received in August 2003 when the marked police car in which he was a passenger travelling from Elgin in Moray to Ballater police station was in collision with a Land Rover, leaving him with brain damage and in a persistent minimal conscious state from which he never recovered. John joined Grampian Police in 1986 after service in the Royal Marines, and at the time of the incident was engaged on royalty protection duties at Balmoral. He is survived by his partner, their son and family, who had cared for him at home since his release from hospital.

Died from complications of the injuries he sustained fourteen years earlier, in August 2003, when the marked police car, in which he was a passenger, travelling from Elgin in Moray to Ballater police station, was in collision with a Land Rover, leaving him with brain damage and in a persistent state of minimal consciousness from which he never recovered.

PC Alcock joined Grampian Police in 1986 after service in the Royal Marines and, at the time of the incident, was engaged on royal protection duties at Balmoral. He is survived by his partner, their son and family, who had cared for him at home after his release from hospital.