Andrew Matthew
Police Constable

Andrew Matthew

Accident
End of Watch January 26, 1939
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in a collision with a motor vehicle in Hilton Drive, Aberdeen, as he cycled home from duty.

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BO-GB-ACP-DEE7445B
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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Matthew served with the Aberdeen City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Matthew.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1939
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Andrew Matthew is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Aberdeen City Police, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Aberdeen City Police
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Matthew's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Andrew Matthew Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Matthew is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897