Samuel MacLean
Sergeant

Samuel MacLean

Accident
End of Watch August 27, 1926
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while searching for a suspect.

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BO-GB-DUC-72DE1737
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August 2, 2026

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

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity dco.wdu.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 27, 1926
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Samuel MacLean 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 Dunbartonshire Constabulary, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Dunbartonshire Constabulary
5
of 5 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. Samuel MacLean's cause is highlighted.

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

How Samuel MacLean Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel MacLean is highlighted in Aug.

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