Roll of Honor
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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- April 8, 2026
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- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief Constable Robert Chisholm Thomson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Chisholm Thomson's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Chisholm Thomson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Chisholm Thomson is highlighted in Jul.
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