Hugh McLean
Police Constable

Hugh McLean

Accident
End of Watch October 15, 1867
Age 21
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Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the Monkland Canal after special duty policing a ‘Trotting’ event in Airdrie. It was believed he lost his footing due to the state of the bank while returning to his station in Holytown.

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BO-GB-LAC-B2768C12
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159 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McLean served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity lco.slk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 15, 1867
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Hugh McLean 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.

Lanarkshire Constabulary
8
of 17 officers
47.1% 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. Hugh McLean'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 Hugh McLean Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh McLean is highlighted in Oct.

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