Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Keeper Bruce Drummond succumbed to injuries sustained three years earlier when he was injured while on duty at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.
The injury caused paralysis and ultimately left him bedridden. His condition deteriorated until he passed away from his injuries on March 20th, 1919.
Deputy Drummond had served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for six years at the time of the accident.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Keeper Drummond gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Keeper Drummond.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Keeper Bruce Linwood Drummond is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NJ, 112 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.3% of this state's fallen. That is 17.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bruce Linwood Drummond's cause is highlighted.
How Bruce Linwood Drummond Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bruce Linwood Drummond is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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