Thomas King
Died
:
20 December 1898
Age
:
46
Rank
:
Police Constable
Force
:
Invernesshire Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Shot and killed when he entered a house in Tulloch near Nethybridge, to execute an arrest warrant on a poacher.
PC King was fatally blasted with a shotgun when he entered a house in Tulloch near Nethybridge, Strathspey, to execute an arrest warrant on a poacher for whom he had waited seven hours to return home.