Robert Kennedy Shearer
Police Constable

Robert Kennedy Shearer

Accident
End of Watch September 7, 1936
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Found dead on the railway line between Forres and Dunphail, Morayshire, having sustained fatal injuries while on night duty, when he was struck by an early morning train after taking up a position to keep watch on a factory near Forres that had been suffering a spate of thefts.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-MNC-C8329770
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Shearer served with the Moray & Nairn Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Shearer.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity mnco.mry.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1936
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Robert Kennedy Shearer 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%.

Moray & Nairn Constabulary
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Robert Kennedy Shearer's cause is highlighted.

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

How Robert Kennedy Shearer Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Kennedy Shearer is highlighted in Sep.

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

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