Policeman

Henry Clay Lomas

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Accident
End of Watch March 26, 1925
Age 78
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
Badge 792
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Lomas was struck by an automobile while on duty at 15th Street and Ridge Avenue. He was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a week later. Policeman Lomas was a 37-year veteran of the force.

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37 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman Lomas gave the Philadelphia Police Department 37 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Lomas.

— 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 March 26, 1925
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
Age 78
Badge Number 792
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Henry is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1925, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Henry was 78. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Henry had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.4% 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 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

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

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Where

Policeman Henry Clay Lomas

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch March 26, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-W

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