Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed when his patrol car crashed while responding to an emergency call.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Thomson served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Thomson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Edward Williams Thomson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Williams Thomson's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Williams Thomson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Williams Thomson is highlighted in Nov.
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