Incident
Drowned when he fell in the River Clyde while patrolling the docks at night.
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Police Constable Cameron served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
City of Glasgow Police has lost 66 officers; 25 of them lost to accidents.
Duncan is one of 149 officers lost to accidents in SCT, 48.4% of the 308 remembered there.
Duncan is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Duncan is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1860, 1 officer at City of Glasgow Police was lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 22 years on record. The heaviest was 1882, with 2.
In 1860, 1 officer in SCT was lost to accidents, the 37th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1978, with 4.
In 1860, 7 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 1860, 8 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 159th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Duncan was 26. Of the 24 lost to accidents at City of Glasgow Police whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 47; the middle age was 35.5.
Duncan was 26. Of the 145 lost to accidents in SCT whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 42; the middle age was 35.
Duncan was 26. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Duncan was 26. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
October holds 8% of these deaths at City of Glasgow Police; March holds the most, 20%. Wednesdays: 12%.
October holds 8.1% of these deaths in SCT; August holds the most, 13.4%. Wednesdays: 10.7%.
October holds 9.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 15.1%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 37.9% of all 66 deaths at City of Glasgow Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 48.4% of all 308 deaths in SCT, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
City of Glasgow Police has 66 officers remembered here, Duncan among them.
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John Colquhoun Apr 4, 1847
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James Alexander Mar 8, 1848
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Duncan Cameron Oct 24, 1860
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John McArthur May 2, 1861
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Alexander McLachlan Aug 31, 1861
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James Fitzgerald Mar 28, 1862
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Robert Campbell Nov 5, 1863
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Joseph Little May 7, 1871
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Robert Dickson Jul 1, 1877
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Finlay McAulay Apr 21, 1878
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William Gordon Mar 17, 1882
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George Cumming Oct 23, 1882
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Thomas Henry McCulloch Nov 29, 1884
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George Riddall Aug 16, 1888
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Donald McLean Sep 21, 1889
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John McDonald Feb 21, 1890
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John Carruthers McNaught May 28, 1892
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Alexander J McMahon Dec 18, 1893
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Wilson Charles Nov 22, 1894
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Frederick McLellan May 7, 1895
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Robert Murray Dec 9, 1895
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Robert Cruickshanks Aug 20, 1896
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Andrew Urquhart Oct 24, 1897
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William Reid Jan 14, 1900
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George Hebbington Dec 19, 1900
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James Stewart May 18, 1901
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William Wilson C Cumming Sep 15, 1903
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Robert Caughey Dec 31, 1905
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John Robinson Oct 26, 1907
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Hugh Savage Dec 18, 1910
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Robert Smith Jul 16, 1912
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George Miller Jul 6, 1916
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James Campbell Jan 20, 1919
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William McGregor Jun 1, 1919
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James Paterson May 2, 1920
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Robert Johnston May 4, 1921
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John Burr Dec 6, 1929
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Donald Kenneth Fraser Jun 4, 1932
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Harry Ellis Wilkinson Aug 5, 1937
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Hugh Welsh Jan 5, 1938
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William James Curry Dec 15, 1938
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William Steven Dickson Mar 13, 1941
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Donald MacDonald Mar 13, 1941
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John Morton Gray Mar 13, 1941
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Thomas Hamilton Mar 14, 1941
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James Williamson Mar 14, 1941
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John Gerard MacKrell Mar 14, 1941
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Ernest Walker Jun 29, 1944
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Stewart Cameron MacDonald Nov 22, 1948
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John Macleod Sep 4, 1952
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Robert Crane Gunnis Sep 12, 1957
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James Milroy Mar 27, 1958
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Patrick Moulds Aug 9, 1958
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Robert Gillies Sep 28, 1958
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Charles Main McNeill Jun 15, 1962
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George Brownlie Gates Sep 23, 1969
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Angus MacLeod MacKenzie
Dec 30, 1969
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Edward Alexander Barnett
Jan 4, 1970
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Robert Belford Mar 15, 1970
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John Stewart Duff Robertson Nov 15, 1970
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James Cuthell Fairbrother Jun 26, 1971
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David Robert Peterson Sep 9, 1972
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James Hay Apr 20, 1973
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Colin MacDuff Jun 27, 1973
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David Dunsmuir Jun 2, 1974
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William Wright Dec 20, 1986
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