GRAMPIAN POLICE
and the
former constituent forces of
Aberdeen City Police,
Aberdeenshire
Constabulary, Elginshire
Constabulary and Scottish
North-Eastern Counties Constabulary.
Lest We Forget
Joseph Collie
Police Watchman
Aberdeen City Night-Watch
Died 26 October 1835
While returning from duty at Waterloo Quay in the early hours during stormy weather he was blown into the dock waters and drowned.
James Fraser
Police Constable
Elginshire Constabulary
Died 19 July 1878, aged 39
Died from a stomach wound inflicted on 17 July, when he was stabbed while forcing entry to a hotel room in an attempt to arrest a deranged alcoholic, who had smashed up his room at the Grant Arms Hotel at Grantown.
An inscribed memorial stone was erected on his grave in Abernethy Churchyard at Nethybridge.
William Balfour Urquhart
Police Constable
Aberdeen City Police
Died 22 March 1904, aged 49
Collapsed and died of a ruptured aneurism, whilst struggling in the street to detain a youth who had been causing mischief in the locality.
George Craib
Police Constable
Aberdeen City Police
Died 22 August 1915, aged 40
After taking an injured girl from the scene of an accident to the infirmary, he was leaving the building when he fell heavily, possibly having fainted, and struck his head on the pavement suffering concussion from which he died later that day.
Alexander Castle
Police Constable
Aberdeenshire Constabulary
Died 6 September 1937, aged 27
Found seriously injured in the early hours of 5 September on the roadside next to his police motorcycle, apparently having struck a rabbit in the roadway and crashed while on patrol at Tillycorthie, and died the following day from a fractured skull.
Andrew Matthew
Police Constable
Aberdeen City Police
Died 26 January 1939, aged 49
Killed in a road accident when he was struck by a car while cycling home after finishing duty in the early hours.
Alexander Ross
Police Constable
Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary
Died 6 May 1952, aged 35
Killed while on motorcycle patrol when his machine collided with a 2-ton van being driven in the opposite direction at Deskford, Banffshire.
James McHardy
Police Constable
Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary
Died 20 August 1972, aged 37
Killed while on patrol with Constable Sinclair, who was fatally injured, when a motor car travelling in the opposite direction, veered out of control and collided head on with the police car he was driving, also killing the two occupants of the other car, on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven Road.
Leslie Sinclair
Police Constable
Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary
Died 24 August 1972, aged 42
Fatally injured while on patrol with Constable McHardy, who was also killed, when a motor car travelling in the opposite direction, veered out of control and collided head on with their police car, also killing the two occupants of the other car, on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven Road.
Alan Ewen Gordon
Police Sergeant
Grampian Police
Died 10 August 1977, aged 38
Died from head injuries received late at night on 8 August when a drunken motorist he was attempting to interview drove off at speed; he attempted to stop the vehicle and was dragged some considerable distance before he fell from the vehicle in Market Street, Aberdeen and was fatally injured.
Patrick Burns
Acting Detective Sergeant
Grampian Police
Died 10 December 1985, aged 38
Killed together with DC Ellis, when the police car he was driving skidded on ice and collided with a vehicle being driven in the opposite direction, the driver of which also died, on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven Road.
David Ellis
Detective Constable
Grampian Police
Died 10 December 1985, aged 30
Killed together with ADS Burns, when the police car in which he was observer, skidded on ice and collided with a vehicle being driven in the opposite direction, the driver of which also died, on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven Road.
Mark Gordon Davey
Police Constable
Grampian Police
Died 29 August 1995, aged 28
Died from injuries received on 28 August when the traffic patrol car in which he was observer returning from Forres to Elgin, went out of control, left the road and crashed into trees near Elgin.
Lest We Forget
