Ernest Walker
Inspector

Ernest Walker

Accident
End of Watch June 29, 1944
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when knocked down by a drunk driver in the black-out.

Fatally injured when he was knocked down by a drunk driver during the black-out.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-COG-317FE98E
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Walker served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Walker.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity gpd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1944
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Inspector Ernest Walker 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 City of Glasgow Police, 25 of 66 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.9% of this agency's fallen.

City of Glasgow Police
25
of 66 officers
37.9% 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. Ernest Walker's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ernest Walker Compares

Age at Death
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Walker is highlighted in Jun.

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