Bruce Linwood Drummond
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Deputy Keeper

Bruce Linwood Drummond

Illness
End of Watch March 20, 1919
Age 49
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Keeper Bruce Drummond succumbed to injuries sustained three years earlier when he was injured while on duty at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.

The injury caused paralysis and ultimately left him bedridden. His condition deteriorated until he passed away from his injuries on March 20th, 1919.

Deputy Drummond had served with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for six years at the time of the accident.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Keeper Drummond gave the New Jersey Department of Corrections 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Keeper Drummond.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity njdcorr.mercer.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1919
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

Deputy Keeper Bruce Linwood Drummond is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In NJ, 112 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 17.3% of this state's fallen. That is 17.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Jersey Department of Corrections, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey Department of Corrections
8
of 32 officers
25% Illness
NJ — Statewide
112
of 646 officers
17.3% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bruce Linwood Drummond's cause is highlighted.

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

How Bruce Linwood Drummond Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bruce Linwood Drummond is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location