Adam Kennedy McPherson

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC — NIR

Accident

End of Watch June 11, 1977

Age 47

The Vigil Panel 209 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 468

Incident

Fatally injured alongside his colleague, DC Colin John Graham, when their patrol car collided with a lorry.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant McPherson served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant McPherson.

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

Agency

Department Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

Location NIR

Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 11, 1977

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Sergeant Adam Kennedy McPherson 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 NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 82 of 469 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

of 469 officers

17.5% Accident

NIR — Statewide

126

of 599 officers

21% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident