John Edward Moore
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Patrolman

John Edward Moore

Hudson Police Department — Hudson, MA
Accident
End of Watch June 18, 1955
Age 47
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Badge 3
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman John Moore was killed during a fall in the line of duty. Patrolman Moore had served with the Hudson Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MA-2939783C
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Moore gave the Hudson Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hudson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Moore.

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

Agency

Location Hudson, MA
Platform Identity hudspd.middlesex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 18, 1955
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 47
Badge Number 3
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman John Edward Moore 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%.

Hudson Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Edward Moore's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How John Edward Moore Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Edward Moore is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897