T. G. Anderson
Patrolman

T. G. Anderson

Winston-Salem Police Department — Winston-Salem, NC
Accident
End of Watch August 15, 1927
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman T.G. Anderson was killed in a motorcycle accident at 11th Street and Highland while responding to a vehicle accident.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-NC-2AA08824
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Anderson served with the Winston-Salem Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Anderson.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Platform Identity wpd.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 15, 1927
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman T. G. Anderson 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Winston-Salem Police Department, 8 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.

Winston-Salem Police Department
8
of 19 officers
42.1% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% 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. T. G. Anderson's cause is highlighted.

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

How T. G. Anderson Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. T. G. Anderson is highlighted in Aug.

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