George P. Lancaster
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Officer

George P. Lancaster

Spokane Police Department — Spokane, WA
Accident
End of Watch November 18, 1943
Age 25
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer George Lancaster succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle accident a month earlier at the intersection of Division Street and Indiana Avenue. Officer Lancaster had served with the Spokane Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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You barely got started.
Officer Lancaster gave the Spokane Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Spokane community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lancaster.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Spokane, Spokane County, WA
Platform Identity spd.spokane.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1943
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

George is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1943, 38 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 109th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 25. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. George had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Spokane Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, George among them.

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Where

Officer George P. Lancaster

Spokane Police Department · End of Watch November 18, 1943

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W

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