Seven Scots who died in the line of duty among first to be honoured with Elizabeth Emblem
dailyrecord.co.ukSeven Scots including firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty are to be among the first people to receive an Elizabeth Emblem.
The award recognises police officers, firefighters and other public servants who died while on duty.The emblem is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross which recognises members of the Armed Forces who died in action or as a result of a terrorist attack.
Seven of the 30 people whose families are being given the honour are in Scotland.Those include Sally Taylor, the widow of PC George Taylor, who was killed while on patrol on November 30, 1976.
He was attacked by two men dressed in prison uniform who had escaped from the State Hospital at Carstairs in Lanarkshire.The award will also be given to Archibald MacLellan, son of Neil MacLellan, a nursing officer who was on duty at the State Hospital that night.
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