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.

John Rance Chalmers
John Rance Chalmers

Chief Superintendent,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

16 September 1974 (54)

David Dunsmuir
David Dunsmuir

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

2 June 1974 (50)

Colin MacDuff
Colin MacDuff

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

27 June 1973 (28)

James Hay
James Hay

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

20 April 1973 (42)

David Robert Peterson
David Robert Peterson

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

9 September 1972 (36)

Leslie Sinclair
Leslie Sinclair

Police Constable,
Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary

24 August 1972 (42)

James McHardy
James McHardy

Police Constable,
Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary

20 August 1972 (37)

Matthew Brown
Matthew Brown

Police Constable,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

1 January 1972 (46)

James Cuthell Fairbrother
James Cuthell Fairbrother

Sergeant,
City of Glasgow Police

26 June 1971 (54)

George Thomas Hastie
George Thomas Hastie

Sergeant,
Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk Constabulary

10 February 1971 (40)

John Stewart Duff Robertson
John Stewart Duff Robertson

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

15 November 1970 (38)

Robert Belford
Robert Belford

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

15 March 1970 (34)

Edward Alexander Barnett
Edward Alexander Barnett QPM

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

4 January 1970 (24)

Angus MacLeod MacKenzie
Angus MacLeod MacKenzie QPM

Detective Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

30 December 1969 (31)

Donald Kennedy MacMillan
Donald Kennedy MacMillan

Police Constable,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

26 September 1969 (42)

George Brownlie Gates
George Brownlie Gates

Special Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

23 September 1969 (50)

Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown

Police Constable,
Renfrew & Bute Constabulary

31 August 1969 (40)

Henry Isaac Hamilton
Henry Isaac Hamilton

Police Constable,
Renfrew & Bute Constabulary

31 August 1969 (44)

Donald McLeod
Donald McLeod

Sergeant,
Renfrew & Bute Constabulary

20 May 1969 (41)

John Alexander MacLurg
John Alexander MacLurg

Police Constable,
Argyll County Police

25 December 1968 (38)

Alexander Hill
Alexander Hill

Chief Inspector,
Stirling & Clackmannan Constabulary

2 December 1968 (49)

David John Evan Lumsden
David John Evan Lumsden

Detective Sergeant,
Inverness Burgh Police

3 November 1968 (37)

Iain Peter Ritchie
Iain Peter Ritchie

Police Constable,
Inverness Burgh Police

3 November 1968 (21)

John Mitchell Clark
John Mitchell Clark

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

20 October 1968 (45)

Joseph Stewart Drake
Joseph Stewart Drake

Police Constable,
Stirling & Clackmannan Constabulary

11 August 1967 (36)

James Davidson
James Davidson

Police Constable,
Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk Constabulary

15 April 1967 (35)

John Rutherford Watson
John Rutherford Watson

Inspector,
Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary

13 February 1967 (50)

Norman Andrew Stodart
Norman Andrew Stodart

Police Constable,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

29 September 1966 (29)

Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson BEM

Sergeant,
Perth & Kinross Constabulary

19 December 1965 (45)

Kenneth Francis
Kenneth Francis

Police Constable,
Ayrshire Constabulary

30 October 1965 (36)

John McKenzie
John McKenzie

Police Constable,
Lothian & Peebles Constabulary

16 January 1964 (28)

William Graham
William Graham

Detective Sergeant,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

11 January 1964 (31)

Robert Dick Bell
Robert Dick Bell

Police Constable,
Dunbartonshire Constabulary

23 November 1963 (48)

William Smith Batesman
William Smith Batesman

Sergeant,
Kilmarnock Burgh Police

16 May 1963 (45)

Charles Main McNeill
Charles Main McNeill

Detective Superintendent,
City of Glasgow Police

15 June 1962 (54)

James Brown
James Brown

Police Constable,
Lothian & Peebles Constabulary

7 February 1962 (30)

William McMillan MacCulloch
William McMillan MacCulloch

Police Constable,
Greenock Burgh Police

5 December 1960 (20)

Alexander McGregor Graham
Alexander McGregor Graham

Police Constable,
Perthshire & Kinross-shire Constabulary

21 March 1960 (36)

Robert Gillies
Robert Gillies

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

28 September 1958 (22)

Patrick Moulds
Patrick Moulds

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

9 August 1958 (52)


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.