Thomas Fordyce
Police Constable

Thomas Fordyce

Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1929
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Whilst travelling to duty he was killed when his motorcycle left the road.

Killed when his motorcycle left the road as he was travelling to duty.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity wlco.wln.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1929
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Thomas Fordyce 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%.

West Lothian 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. Thomas Fordyce'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 Thomas Fordyce Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Fordyce is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897