John Alcock

Grampian Police — SCT

Illness

End of Watch October 7, 2017

Age 54

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Died from complications of the injuries he sustained fourteen years earlier, in August 2003, when the marked police car, in which he was a passenger, travelling from Elgin in Moray to Ballater police station, was in collision with a Land Rover, leaving him with brain damage and in a persistent state of minimal consciousness from which he never recovered. PC Alcock joined Grampian Police in 1986 after service in the Royal Marines and, at the time of the incident, was engaged on royal protection duties at Balmoral.

Survivors

He is survived by his partner, their son and family, who had cared for him at home after his release from hospital.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Grampian Police

Location SCT

Platform Identity gpd.abe.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 2017

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Police Constable John Alcock is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 109 of 308 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 26.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Grampian Police, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Grampian Police

of 5 officers

20% Illness

SCT — Statewide

109

of 308 officers

35.4% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness