James Rankin Shepherd

Dunbartonshire Constabulary — SCT

Accident

End of Watch June 30, 1943

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while on motorcycle patrol in Gareloch Road, Rhu, near Helensburgh.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Shepherd served with the Dunbartonshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Shepherd.

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

Agency

Department Dunbartonshire Constabulary

Location SCT

Platform Identity dco.wdu.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1943

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable James Rankin Shepherd 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.

Dunbartonshire Constabulary

of 5 officers

100% Accident

SCT — Statewide

149

of 308 officers

48.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident