Andrew Cochrane
Watchman

Andrew Cochrane

Accident
End of Watch August 12, 1853
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

While on duty at Albert Quay he was fatally crushed by a log.

Died after being crushed by a log while on duty at Albert Quay.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-GBP-7385B919
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

173 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman Cochrane served with the Greenock Burgh Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity gbpd.ivc.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1853
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Watchman Andrew Cochrane 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 Greenock Burgh Police, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Greenock Burgh Police
4
of 11 officers
36.4% 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. Andrew Cochrane'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 Andrew Cochrane Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Cochrane is highlighted in Aug.

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