Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured when he and a colleague came upon two men, dressed as prison officers, acting suspiciously outside The State Mental Hospital in Carstairs. On approaching the two men, escaped patients who had already murdered a nurse and a patient during their breakout, he was attacked with an axe and hacked to death. The men then escaped in the police vehicle, leaving George for dead, by the roadside. PC Taylor’s colleague was badly wounded in the incident but survived.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Taylor served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable George William Chree Taylor is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SCT, 46 of 308 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 14.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Strathclyde Police, 3 of 35 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 8.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George William Chree Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How George William Chree Taylor Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George William Chree Taylor is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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