Edward James Mollison
Detective Sergeant

Edward James Mollison

Accident
End of Watch August 26, 1977
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road accident while returning home after a protracted enquiry.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-STP-87071116
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Mollison served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Mollison.

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

Agency

Department Strathclyde Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity spd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 1977
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Sergeant Edward James Mollison 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 Strathclyde Police, 19 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.3% of this agency's fallen.

Strathclyde Police
19
of 35 officers
54.3% 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. Edward James Mollison's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edward James Mollison Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward James Mollison is highlighted in Aug.

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