Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Henry Baker was killed after being run over by Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive No. 1509. He was just leaving his shift for the day and was attempting to hop onto a passing train when he slipped and was run over by the locomotive. Officer Baker had served with the agency for two years. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in the Stockton Rural Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Baker gave the Stockton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Henry R. Baker 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Stockton Police Dept., 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry R. Baker's cause is highlighted.
How Henry R. Baker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry R. Baker is highlighted in Oct.
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Stockton Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
