Robert Bryce Rennie
Police Constable

Robert Bryce Rennie

Accident
End of Watch July 6, 1925
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Accidentally asphyxiated by his collar after fainting in Chapelhall police station.

Died when he was accidentally asphyxiated by his collar after fainting in Chapelhall police station.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-LAC-E148E6C3
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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 Rennie served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Rennie.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 1925
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Police Constable Robert Bryce Rennie 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. Robert Bryce Rennie'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 Robert Bryce Rennie Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Bryce Rennie 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