Roll of Honor
Incident
Found drowned in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, after going missing while on duty in bad weather.
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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.
Sergeant Ewen served with the Dunbartonshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ewen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Cowie Ewen 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 Dunbartonshire Constabulary, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Cowie Ewen's cause is highlighted.
How William Cowie Ewen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Cowie Ewen is highlighted in Jan.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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