Peter McLaren
Police Constable

Peter McLaren

Accident
End of Watch October 2, 1908
Age 21
The Vigil Panel 201 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the Junction Lock of the Forth and Clyde Canal behind Grangemouth police station after making his way there for a refreshment break in the early hours of an exceptionally foggy morning.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-STC-A0FD2A76
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
April 8, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Peter. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable McLaren served with the Stirlingshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable McLaren.

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity sco.stg.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1908
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Constable Peter McLaren 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%.

Stirlingshire Constabulary
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Peter McLaren'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 Peter McLaren 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. Peter McLaren 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