Robert Chisholm Thomson
Assistant Chief Constable

Robert Chisholm Thomson

Accident
End of Watch July 16, 1940
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Died three days after being shot by a drunken soldier while en route to a call out during an air raid blackout.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-ECP-02CBA41D
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Constable Thomson served with the Edinburgh City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Constable Thomson.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity epd.edh.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1940
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Assistant Chief Constable Robert Chisholm 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 Edinburgh City Police, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Edinburgh City Police
8
of 18 officers
44.4% 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 Chisholm Thomson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Robert Chisholm Thomson Compares

Age at Death
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Chisholm Thomson is highlighted in Jul.

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