Alexander W. Tedford
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Officer

Alexander W. Tedford

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Illness
End of Watch December 26, 1927
Age 51
Tour of Duty 14 yrs 9 mo
Badge 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Alex Tedford died after contracting an infection while conducting a prohibition raid on Forrest Avenue (Present day Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). During the raid, Officer Tedford fell and tore ligaments in one of his legs. A blood clot and infection formed, causing his death. Officer Tedford served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. Officer Tedford's brother, Theodore A. Tedford, was shot and killed in the line of duty 15 years earlier while serving as a member of the Dallas Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Tedford gave the Dallas Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tedford.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 26, 1927
Tour of Duty 14 yrs 9 mo
Age 51
Badge Number 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Alexander is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1927, 2 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alexander was 51. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Alexander had served 14.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

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When

December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.

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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Alexander among them.

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Where

Officer Alexander W. Tedford

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch December 26, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W

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