Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Police Officer William Gould was killed when he fell between two train cars at Wakefield Junction.
He was traveling to the Malden Court House to testify in a liquor case when he attempted to board the moving train but fell between the cars.
Officer Gould was survived by his wife and child.
Survivors
Officer Gould was survived by his wife and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Police Officer Gould served with the Wakefield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wakefield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Police Officer William Gould 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Wakefield Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Gould's cause is highlighted.
How William Gould Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Gould is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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