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.
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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter McLaren's cause is highlighted.
How Peter McLaren Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter McLaren is highlighted in Oct.