Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured in an accidental fall while attending an international public order training exercise in France.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Leitch served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Leitch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Derek Andrew Leitch 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 Strathclyde Police, 19 of 35 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derek Andrew Leitch's cause is highlighted.
How Derek Andrew Leitch Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derek Andrew Leitch is highlighted in Jun.
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