HER Royal Highness The Princess Royal marked the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Police Memorial and honoured those officers who have died in the line of duty.

Princess Anne joined Chief Constable Sir Stephen House at Tulliallan Police College last Wednesday where she had unveiled the memorial on 7 September 2004.

It carries the names of all 255 Scottish police officers who have died in the line of duty and includes the names of officers dating back to 1812.

Names added this year to the Memorial at Tulliallan, Police Scotland’s national headquarters, include four who have died in the last 12 months.

Constable Mark Murtagh died in May when his motorcycle was in collision with a bus near Earlston in the Borders, while Constable Tony Collins, Constable Kirsty Nelis and Captain David Traill died in November last year when a police helicopter crash landed on the roof of the Clutha Bar in Stockwell Street, Glasgow. Among the other seven police officers commemorated were Chief Inspector Alexander Hill, of Stirling and Clackmannan Constabulary.

Chief Inspector Hill (49) was on duty within Falkirk police station on 2 December 1968 when he took ill. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary where he later died due to a heart attack. He was married with a daughter.

Christine Fulton, co-founder of the Scottish Police Memorial Trust, said, “The memorial is a tangible reminder to the families that their loved ones name will never be forgotten and will live on not just for this generation but for every generation to come. We are honoured that HRH, The Princess Royal was able to join us again, her support for the families and recognition of their loss is much appreciated.” The Scottish Police Memorial Trust was founded in 2003 to build and maintain a national memorial to all Scottish police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.