Roll of Honor
Incident
PC McDonald and another officer were chasing the suspect at the time of the incident.
He had served with the police for about eighteen years.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
176 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McDonald served with the Edinburgh City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Archibald McDonald 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 Edinburgh City Police, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Archibald McDonald's cause is highlighted.
How Archibald McDonald Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Archibald McDonald is highlighted in Jan.
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