Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Allen Palmer succumbed to complications of an injury sustained on September 1st, 1917, when he was thrown against a pole while on mounted patrol.
He was riding the horse up State Street while returning to the police stables after leaving a baseball game at Third Street and Erie Street. The horse was spooked by an approaching trolley and Officer Palmer was crushed against the pole. He suffered a fractured femur and internal injuries as a result.
He developed pneumonia while in the hospital and died on September 24th, 1917.
Officer Palmer had served with the Camden Police Department for almost 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, father, and five siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Palmer gave the Camden Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Palmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Allen I. Palmer 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Camden Police Department, 4 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen I. Palmer's cause is highlighted.
How Allen I. Palmer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Allen I. Palmer is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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