George Ross Dingwall
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Police Officer

George Ross Dingwall

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Felonious
End of Watch January 27, 1919
Age 37
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 318
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman George Dingwall and Policeman John Knox were shot and killed in a shootout with a maniac who had shot up the Philadelphia Rapid Transit power shops at 13th and Mt. Vernon streets, then emptied two pistols at his pursuers before being clubbed unconscious by a motorcycle policeman. The suspect, age 30, shot and killed another man, wounded five more, two seriously, who pursued him. He was adjudged insane and sent to the Fairview Hospital for the criminally insane where he died on September 10, 1965. Policeman Dingwall was a nine-year veteran.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Dingwall gave the Philadelphia Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dingwall.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1919
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 37
Badge Number 318
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

George is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1919, 212 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 37. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. George had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, George among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer George Ross Dingwall

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch January 27, 1919

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 50-E

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