Frederick K. Broome

Camden Police Department — Camden, NJ

Illness

End of Watch October 17, 1918

Age 31

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Police Officer Fred Broome died as a result of complications of Spanish Influenza contracted while assigned to the police ambulance during an outbreak in the city.

He was assigned to an ambulance and came into contact with many patients when he was stricken with the Spanish Flu. Police Officer Harry Corson, who also contracted the Spanish Flu while working on a police ambulance, died the same day as Officer Broome.

Officer Broome had served with the Camden Police Department for 3-1/2 years and was assigned to the Second Police District.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Broome gave the Camden Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Broome.

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

Agency

Department Camden Police Department

Location Camden, NJ

Platform Identity camdpd.camden.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1918

Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Police Officer Frederick K. Broome is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Camden Police Department, 2 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.4% of this agency's fallen.

Camden Police Department

of 13 officers

15.4% Illness

NJ — Statewide

of 646 officers

11.9% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness