Malcolm Calder Herd
Sergeant

Malcolm Calder Herd

Accident
End of Watch January 24, 1990
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed while acting as the observer in a helicopter that crashed during a snowstorm.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-STP-E78D0122
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

— 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 January 24, 1990
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Helicopter

Sergeant Malcolm Calder Herd is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Malcolm Calder Herd's cause is highlighted.

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

How Malcolm Calder Herd Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Malcolm Calder Herd 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