Police Service of Scotland

In memory of all those officers who lost their lives in the Police Service of Scotland and those antecedent constabularies throughout history.

Malcolm Calder Herd
Malcolm Calder Herd

Sergeant,
Strathclyde Police

24 January 1990 (30)

David McKay Stewart
David McKay Stewart

Detective Inspector,
Tayside Police

19 December 1989 (43)

Edward James Walton
Edward James Walton

Police Constable,
Central Scotland Police

13 May 1989 (34)

John Forrest
John Forrest

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

23 January 1989 (29)

David Graham
David Graham

Sergeant,
Lothian & Borders Police

20 September 1988 (50)

Paul Richard North
Paul Richard North

Police Constable,
Tayside Police

17 March 1987 (35)

Henry John Gauld Lawrie
Henry John Gauld Lawrie BEM

Sergeant,
Central Scotland Police

1 February 1987 (45)

William Wright
William Wright

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

20 December 1986 (56)

Robert Russell Lumsden
Robert Russell Lumsden

Sergeant,
Lothian & Borders Police

8 August 1986 (53)

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns

Detective Sergeant,
Grampian Police

10 December 1985 (38)

David Ellis
David Ellis

Detective Constable,
Grampian Police

10 December 1985 (30)

John Gerard Doherty
John Gerard Doherty

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

22 October 1985 (43)

John Houston
John Houston

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

3 November 1983 (47)

William Ross Hunt
William Ross Hunt

Detective Sergeant,
Strathclyde Police

5 June 1983 (56)

David Chalmers Adamson
David Chalmers Adamson

Police Constable,
Lothian & Borders Police

28 February 1983 (29)

David Grant MacKenzie
David Grant MacKenzie

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

26 September 1982 (39)

Joseph Doris
Joseph Doris

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

5 July 1982 (30)

Roger MacPhail
Roger MacPhail

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

2 February 1982 (53)

Edward Williams Thomson
Edward Williams Thomson

Sergeant,
Strathclyde Police

13 January 1982 (41)

Jack Michael Harvey
Jack Michael Harvey

Police Constable,
Lothian & Borders Police

5 December 1981 (36)

William Mathieson
William Mathieson

Police Constable,
Tayside Police

26 September 1981 (21)

Edward Bell
Edward Bell

Special Constable,
Central Scotland Police

9 August 1981 (35)

John Prummer
John Prummer

Police Constable,
Lothian & Borders Police

13 June 1980 (46)

George Hillier Garrott
George Hillier Garrott

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

5 March 1980 (27)

John Keir Bennie
John Keir Bennie

Police Constable,
Central Scotland Police

21 February 1980 (45)

James Forbes Cumming
James Forbes Cumming

Police Constable,
Tayside Police

6 February 1980 (40)

George Hughes
George Hughes

Sergeant,
Fife Constabulary

22 February 1979 (42)

Michael John Hall
Michael John Hall

Police Cadet,
Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

7 November 1978 (16)

Isabella Janet G Harris
Isabella Janet G Harris

Woman Police Constable,
Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

7 November 1978 (27)

Gerard Vincent Hogg
Gerard Vincent Hogg

Police Constable,
Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

7 November 1978 (28)

David Barrie
David Barrie

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

22 May 1978 (22)

Neil Murdoch Caskie
Neil Murdoch Caskie

Detective Sergeant,
Strathclyde Police

5 November 1977 (37)

Edward James Mollison
Edward James Mollison

Detective Sergeant,
Strathclyde Police

26 August 1977 (34)

Alan Ewen Gordon
Alan Ewen Gordon

Sergeant,
Grampian Police

10 August 1977 (38)

George William Chree Taylor
George William Chree Taylor

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

30 November 1976 (27)

James Mason
James Mason

Police Constable,
Central Scotland Police

27 November 1976 (27)

Thomas Cringles
Thomas Cringles

Chief Inspector,
Strathclyde Police

26 August 1976 (51)

Duncan MacFarlane
Duncan MacFarlane

Inspector,
Strathclyde Police

20 July 1976 (45)

William Robertson
William Robertson

Police Constable,
Strathclyde Police

6 April 1976 (34)

James Easton Berwick
James Easton Berwick

Police Constable,
Tayside Police

19 July 1975 (54)


After a consultation process, the Scottish Government confirmed on 8 September 2011 that a single police service would be created in Scotland. The Scottish Government stated that “reform will safeguard frontline policing in communities by creating designated local senior officers for every council area with a statutory duty to work with councils to shape local services. Establishing a single service aims to ensure more equal access to national and specialist services and expertise such as major investigation teams and firearms teams, whenever and wherever they are needed.” The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill was published in January 2012 and was approved on 27 June 2012 after scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament. The bill received royal assent as the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.