James McClure

Bute Docks Police — WLS

Accident

End of Watch August 20, 1859

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Drowned when he fell into the dock.

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167 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McClure served with the Bute Docks Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Bute Docks Police

Location WLS

Platform Identity bdpd.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 1859

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable James McClure 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Bute Docks Police, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bute Docks Police

of 8 officers

62.5% Accident

WLS — Statewide

of 106 officers

66% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident