Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Redders succumbed to injuries sustained on October 21st, 1931, when he was struck by a fire truck that was responding to a fire on Main Street. Patrolman Redder had been assigned to direct traffic at the intersection of Union Avenue and S 2nd Street in an effort to ease the congestion so fire trucks could get to the fire. He sustained serious injuries to his arms and body. He initially began to recover but developed blood poisoning and died on November 8th, 1931. Patrolman Redder had served with the Memphis Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Redders gave the Memphis Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Redders.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles J. Redders, Sr. 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles J. Redders, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles J. Redders, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles J. Redders, Sr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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