Alexander Ross
Police Constable

Alexander Ross

Accident
End of Watch May 6, 1952
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a head-on collision with a van while on motorcycle patrol.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Ross served with the Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Ross.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity sncco.abe.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 1952
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Alexander Ross is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander Ross'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 Alexander Ross Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Ross is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897