Stewart Cameron MacDonald
Police Constable

Stewart Cameron MacDonald

Accident
End of Watch November 22, 1948
Age 21
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he was struck by a train near Yoker Ferry Road while searching for suspects on a foggy night.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable MacDonald served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable MacDonald.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity gpd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 22, 1948
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Stewart Cameron MacDonald is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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.

City of Glasgow Police
25
of 66 officers
37.9% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stewart Cameron MacDonald's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Stewart Cameron MacDonald Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart Cameron MacDonald is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897