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.

James Paton Black
James Paton Black

Police Constable,
Dundee City Police

4 November 1908 (21)

Peter McLaren
Peter McLaren

Police Constable,
Stirlingshire Constabulary

2 October 1908 (21)

Charles MacIntyre
Charles MacIntyre

Superintendent,
Argyll County Police

2 June 1908 (68)

John Robinson
John Robinson

Sergeant,
City of Glasgow Police

26 October 1907 (57)

David Glen
David Glen

Police Constable,
Fife Constabulary

19 May 1907 (27)

John Scott
John Scott

Inspector,
East Lothian Constabulary

27 August 1906 (53)

William George McKelvie
William George McKelvie

Police Constable,
Hawick Burgh Police

20 July 1906 (34)

Robert Caughey
Robert Caughey

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

31 December 1905 (29)

William Balfour Urquhart
William Balfour Urquhart

Police Constable,
Aberdeen City Police

22 March 1904 (49)

William Wilson C Cumming
William Wilson C Cumming

Inspector,
City of Glasgow Police

15 September 1903 (57)

George Gibson
George Gibson

Sergeant,
Hamilton Burgh Police

17 July 1903 (48)

James Stewart
James Stewart

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

18 May 1901 (47)

George Hebbington
George Hebbington

Lieutenant,
City of Glasgow Police

19 December 1900 (60)

James Harte
James Harte

Police Constable,
Leith Burgh Police

4 April 1900 (38)

William Reid
William Reid

Detective,
City of Glasgow Police

14 January 1900 (49)

David Thomson
David Thomson

Police Constable,
Inverness Burgh Police

11 July 1899

Thomas King
Thomas King

Police Constable,
Invernesshire Constabulary

20 December 1898 (46)

Andrew Urquhart
Andrew Urquhart

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

24 October 1897 (32)

Joseph Simpson
Joseph Simpson

Police Constable,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

10 May 1897 (25)

Thomas Fyfe
Thomas Fyfe

Sergeant,
Edinburgh City Police

27 March 1897 (36)

James Palmer
James Palmer

Detective Officer,
Dundee City Police

5 December 1896 (50)

Donald Munro
Donald Munro

Inspector,
Leith Burgh Police

15 October 1896 (59)

Colin McKenzie
Colin McKenzie

Police Constable,
Govan Burgh Police

30 August 1896 (45)

James Downie
James Downie

Sergeant,
Ayrshire Constabulary

22 August 1896 (54)

William Murchie
William Murchie

Police Constable,
Renfrewshire Constabulary

22 August 1896 (41)

Robert Cruickshanks
Robert Cruickshanks

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

20 August 1896 (30)

James Christie
James Christie

Inspector,
Edinburgh City Police

21 March 1896 (59)

Robert Murray
Robert Murray

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

9 December 1895 (23)

Frederick McLellan
Frederick McLellan

Lieutenant,
City of Glasgow Police

7 May 1895 (60)

James McLean
James McLean

Police Constable,
Leith Burgh Police

2 December 1894 (24)

Wilson Charles
Wilson Charles

Sergeant,
City of Glasgow Police

22 November 1894 (39)

James Graham
James Graham

Police Constable,
Perthshire Constabulary

22 October 1894 (34)

Alexander J McMahon
Alexander J McMahon

Detective Officer,
City of Glasgow Police

18 December 1893 (40)

James Allan
James Allan

Sub Inspector,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

4 September 1893 (49)

David McBay
David McBay

Inspector,
Dundee City Police

19 August 1893 (44)

John Carruthers McNaught
John Carruthers McNaught

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

28 May 1892 (25)

John Mitchell
John Mitchell

Police Constable,
Govan Burgh Police

23 February 1890 (30)

John McDonald
John McDonald

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

21 February 1890 (25)

Donald McLean
Donald McLean

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

21 September 1889 (26)

Alexander Lamont
Alexander Lamont

Police Constable,
Coatbridge Burgh Police

20 December 1888 (41)


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.