Richard White
Police Constable

Richard White

Accident
End of Watch November 7, 1870
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Died of a head injury that he sustained in the early morning when he fell down a flight of steps while on duty attending a residence.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable White served with the Dundee City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Dundee City Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity dpd.dnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1870
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Richard White is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dundee City Police, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

Dundee City Police
5
of 13 officers
38.5% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard White's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Richard White Compares

Age at Death
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard White is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897