Robert Caughey

City of Glasgow Police — SCT

Accident

End of Watch December 31, 1905

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 65

Incident

Drowned while patrolling the docks when he stumbled over a mooring rope at Kingston Dock and fell into the River Clyde.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department City of Glasgow Police

Location SCT

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

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1905

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Robert Caughey 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.

City of Glasgow Police

of 66 officers

37.9% Accident

SCT — Statewide

149

of 308 officers

48.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident