Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Dunham was struck and killed by an express train at the Rahway railroad station, where he had been assigned. Policeman Dunham was attempting to cross the tracks when he was struck in front of the platform. The train was running without its headlight and was not sounding any warning bells when it passed the station at a high rate of speed.
Policeman Dunham was a veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Policeman Dunham gave the Rahway Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rahway community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Jeremiah Dunham 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Rahway Police Department, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeremiah Dunham's cause is highlighted.
How Jeremiah Dunham Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremiah Dunham is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
8 officers from Rahway Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
