James Grant
Police Constable

James Grant

Accident
End of Watch September 15, 1910
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into the canal at Whitecrook while on duty.

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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 Grant served with the Dunbartonshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Grant.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 15, 1910
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable James Grant 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
5
of 5 officers
100% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James Grant Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Grant is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897