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.

George Riddall
George Riddall

Inspector,
City of Glasgow Police

16 August 1888 (44)

Henry Thomas Weeks
Henry Thomas Weeks

Police Constable,
Hastings & St Leonard's-on-Sea Borough Police

11 March 1888 (49)

James Grant
James Grant

Police Constable,
Port Glasgow Burgh Police

17 September 1887 (22)

Andrew William Crawford
Andrew William Crawford

Police Constable,
Leith Burgh Police

29 April 1887 (21)

John Jamieson
John Jamieson

Police Constable,
Partick Burgh Police

17 October 1886 (46)

Robert Craig
Robert Craig

Sergeant,
Greenock Burgh Police

7 April 1886 (61)

Duncan Galbraith
Duncan Galbraith

Police Constable,
Greenock Burgh Police

9 July 1885 (41)

Hugh Campbell
Hugh Campbell

Police Sergeant,
Partick Burgh Police

6 May 1885 (36)

Thomas Henry McCulloch
Thomas Henry McCulloch

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

29 November 1884 (33)

Alexander Lamond
Alexander Lamond

Police Constable,
Kirkcaldy Burgh Police

26 May 1883 (27)

John Drummond
John Drummond

Police Constable,
Berwickshire Constabulary

19 December 1882 (28)

Charles Cruickshanks
Charles Cruickshanks

Sergeant,
Dundee City Police

1 December 1882 (32)

George Cumming
George Cumming

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

23 October 1882 (23)

David McDonald
David McDonald

Police Constable,
Leith Burgh Police

20 June 1882 (26)

William Gordon
William Gordon

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

17 March 1882 (45)

James Milne
James Milne

Police Constable,
Forfarshire Constabulary

16 October 1881 (28)

Alexander Halliday
Alexander Halliday

Police Constable,
Dumfries Burgh Police

14 September 1881 (23)

George Low
George Low

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

14 March 1881 (22)

Harry Bromley Pitman
Harry Bromley Pitman

Detective Officer,
Leith Burgh Police

6 May 1880 (38)

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

Police Constable,
Govan Burgh Police

7 January 1880 (34)

James Fraser
James Fraser

Police Constable,
Elginshire Constabulary

19 July 1878 (39)

Finlay McAulay
Finlay McAulay

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

21 April 1878 (34)

Archibald Cook
Archibald Cook

Police Constable,
Bute County Constabulary

25 November 1877 (53)

Robert Dickson
Robert Dickson

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

1 July 1877 (21)

James Taylor
James Taylor

Police Sergeant,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

7 March 1877 (48)

Robert Gourlay
Robert Gourlay

Police Constable,
Roxburghshire Constabulary

21 December 1876 (30)

John Harris
John Harris

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

14 September 1876 (40)

James McCall
James McCall

Police Constable,
Lanarkshire Constabulary

19 June 1876 (23)

William Forbes
William Forbes

Police Constable,
Inverness Burgh Police

24 February 1876 (36)

Donald McKinnon Anderson
Donald McKinnon Anderson

Police Constable,
Alloa Burgh Police

14 December 1875 (38)

Hugh McCallum
Hugh McCallum

Police Constable,
Dundee City Police

1 September 1875 (43)

James McLellan
James McLellan

Police Constable,
Paisley Burgh Police

13 August 1873 (22)

Joseph Little
Joseph Little

Police Constable,
City of Glasgow Police

7 May 1871 (29)

William Swanson
William Swanson

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

13 November 1870 (48)

Richard White
Richard White

Police Constable,
Dundee City Police

7 November 1870 (56)

James Watson
James Watson

Sergeant,
Dundee City Police

18 September 1870 (48)

Peter Skirving
Peter Skirving

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

28 June 1869 (33)

Lachlan McKinnon
Lachlan McKinnon

Inspector,
Greenock Burgh Police

1 January 1869 (39)

Thomas Mutch
Thomas Mutch

Police Constable,
Edinburgh City Police

1 December 1868 (29)

John Wilson
John Wilson

Police Constable,
Leith Burgh Police

10 October 1868 (29)


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.