Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from the multiple injuries he sustained when, in the early morning, he was struck by a railway engine while on duty in the marshalling yard at Burntisland Station, Fife.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable McLeod served with the British Transport Commission Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable McLeod.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable John McLeod 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John McLeod's cause is highlighted.
How John McLeod Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John McLeod is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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