F. H. Murphy

Augusta Police Department — Augusta, GA

Accident

End of Watch August 30, 1905

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Patrolman Murphy died after the passanger car from a train fell on him.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Murphy served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Murphy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Augusta Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Augusta, GA

Platform Identity apd.richmond.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1905

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman F. H. Murphy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Augusta Police Department, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Augusta Police Department

of 18 officers

44.4% Accident

GA — Statewide

264

of 905 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident