Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured when he was stuck by a van as he stepped back to avoid a tram in Trongate, while walking home from his office.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Cumming served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Cumming.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector William Wilson C Cumming 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 City of Glasgow Police, 25 of 66 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Wilson C Cumming's cause is highlighted.
How William Wilson C Cumming Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Wilson C Cumming is highlighted in Sep.
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