Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Ed Taylor was killed as the result of an accidental discharge of his Winchester rifle while performing extra guard duty on the prison wall at Kentucky State Branch Penitentiary in Eddyville.
Guard Taylor was survived by his parents. His father served as the deputy warden of the penitentiary.
Survivors
Guard Taylor was survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Taylor served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard H. Edward Taylor 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kentucky Department of Corrections, 3 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. H. Edward Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How H. Edward Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. H. Edward Taylor is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
16 officers from Kentucky Department of Corrections are honored on badge.nw.
