Roll of Honor
Incident
The Auxiliary Fire Service car that he was driving collided head-on with a bus on the New Edinburgh Road, Bellshill, during poor weather conditions. He later died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Two firemen accompanying him also died in the incident.
PC Malcolmson was an only child born on 11th January 1917. He joined Lanarkshire Constabulary in 1938.
He is buried in Bothwellpark Cemetery, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Malcolmson served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Malcolmson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Arthur Malcolmson 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 Lanarkshire Constabulary, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Malcolmson's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Malcolmson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Malcolmson is highlighted in Feb.
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