Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Albert Giles was struck and killed by a vehicle 300 feet away from the Chelsea Bridge.
He was on duty when he jumped off a streetcar to walk to a police call box when he was struck by the vehicle. He was taken to the Chelsea Naval Hospital where he was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.
On June 26th, 1922, the driver of the car was found not guilty of manslaughter. The incident was ruled accidental.
Patrolman Giles was a U.S Navy veteran of WWI. He had served with the Boston Police Department for 15 months and was assigned to District 15, Charlestown.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, three sisters, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Giles gave the Boston Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Albert Harry Giles served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Albert Harry Giles 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 Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Harry Giles's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Harry Giles Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Harry Giles is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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