John H. Page Jr.
Agency patch
Police Officer

John H. Page Jr.

Newburyport Police Department — Newburyport, MA
Accident
End of Watch July 2, 1927
Age 30
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Page was killed when his department motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on State Street.

Officer Page had served with the agency for 6 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MA-4527A090
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Page gave the Newburyport Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newburyport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Page.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Newburyport, Essex County, MA
Platform Identity newbpd.essex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1927
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer John H. Page Jr. 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 33.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Newburyport Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Newburyport Police Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% 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. John H. Page Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How John H. Page Jr. Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John H. Page Jr. is highlighted in Jul.

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