Thomas Steel Grant
Police Constable

Thomas Steel Grant

Accident
End of Watch July 3, 1906
Age 63
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in Ayr County Hospital from the injuries he sustained when he was struck by a train while on duty at Ayr Railway Station.

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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 Glasgow & South Western Railway Police.
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 gswpd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1906
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Train

Police Constable Thomas Steel 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 Glasgow & South Western Railway Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Glasgow & South Western Railway Police
1
of 2 officers
50% 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. Thomas Steel 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 Thomas Steel Grant Compares

Age at End of Watch
63
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Steel Grant is highlighted in Jul.

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

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