Roderick Gellatly
Police Constable

Roderick Gellatly

Suicide Honored
End of Watch November 5, 2012
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Died following a fatal gunshot while on duty in the armoury at Baird Street Police Office in Glasgow.

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BO-GB-STP-0F227345
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Police Constable Roderick Gellatly served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Strathclyde Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity spd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 2012
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable Roderick Gellatly is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 3 of 308 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Strathclyde Police, 1 of 35 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2.9% of this agency's fallen.

Strathclyde Police
1
of 35 officers
2.9% Suicide
SCT — Statewide
3
of 308 officers
1% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roderick Gellatly'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 Roderick Gellatly Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Roderick Gellatly is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18