Walter Marshall McMillan
Police Constable

Walter Marshall McMillan

Accident
End of Watch January 25, 1960
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Died after sustaining fatal injuries when he jumped a low wall and fell twenty feet onto the roadway below as he chased a suspect at the Mineral Depot in Morrison Street, Edinburgh.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable McMillan served with the British Transport Commission Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable McMillan.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity btcpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1960
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Walter Marshall McMillan 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 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 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At British Transport Commission Police, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

British Transport Commission Police
5
of 10 officers
50% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Marshall McMillan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Walter Marshall McMillan Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Marshall McMillan is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897