Henry Tillman Davis
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Officer

Henry Tillman Davis

Gainesville Police Department — Gainesville, GA
Accident
End of Watch September 29, 1972
Age 28
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Henry Davis and his partner were on patrol traveling eastbound on Georgia Highway 53 when a car approached them from behind at a high rate of speed and struck their patrol car in the rear. The patrol car was knocked into the westbound lane and was struck by a second car on the passenger side where Officer Davis was sitting. Officer Davis was killed in the crash. His partner was treated and released from the hospital. Officer Davis had served with the Gainesville Police Department for four years.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Davis gave the Gainesville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gainesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Gainesville, Hall County, GA
Platform Identity gpd.hall.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 29, 1972
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Henry Tillman Davis 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 Gainesville Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Gainesville Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Tillman Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Henry Tillman Davis Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Tillman Davis is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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