Albert Edward Saunderson
Constable

Albert Edward Saunderson

Illness
End of Watch April 11, 1975
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained while going on duty in 1974 when he was struck by a stolen car.

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BO-GB-RUC-884FC02F
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Saunderson served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Saunderson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location NIR
Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 11, 1975
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Constable Albert Edward Saunderson is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NIR, 50 of 599 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 35 of 469 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
35
of 469 officers
7.5% Illness
NIR — Statewide
50
of 599 officers
8.3% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Edward Saunderson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Albert Edward Saunderson Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Edward Saunderson is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285