Officers Who Died In Clutha Tragedy To Be Remembered in Police Memorial
A memorial service for police officers who have died while on duty will this year commemorate the lives lost in the Clutha helicopter tragedy.
National Police Memorial Day will be held on Sunday where a wreath will be laid to remember the people who died after a police helicopter crashed through the roof of the Glasgow bar on November 29 2013.
All those who were in the helicopter, pilot David Traill, who was attached to Police Scotland's air support unit, and police constables Tony Collins and Kirsty Nelis were killed when the Eurocopter EC 135 crashed into the building.
Those killed in the pub were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins and Samuel McGhee. Joe Cusker was pulled from the wreckage alive but later died in hospital.
The annual remembrance service, of which Prince Charles is patron, will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre where candles will be lit for officers throughout the UK who have died while on duty since modern policing began.
Sergeant Joe Holness, who founded the commemoration, said: National Police Memorial Day brings together police forces, officers, colleagues, friends and family from across the country to remember and give recognition to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
It is a poignant day of reflection, bringing the country together to commemorate what others have given for us.''