Thomas William Donaldson
Police Constable

Thomas William Donaldson

Accident
End of Watch March 9, 1960
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while driving home after a special tour of duty.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Donaldson served with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Donaldson.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity newcpd.net.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1960
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Thomas William Donaldson 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police, 10 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police
10
of 12 officers
83.3% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% 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. Thomas William Donaldson's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas William Donaldson Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas William Donaldson is highlighted in Mar.

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