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Patrolman

Robert Nichol

New York City Police Department — New York, NY
Felonious
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End of Watch May 1, 1892
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 1,221

Incident

Patrolman Robert Nichol was killed when a ladder fell and struck him in the head while he was assisting at a fire scene.

Patrolman Nichol was off-duty and visiting friends when he noticed a Church on fire on West 13th Street. He rushed to the scene and was helping another patrolman with crowd control when one of the 400-pound ladders the New York City Fire Department was using came loose from the side of the building and fell. Patrolman Nichol was able to move several people out of the way before the ladder fell and struck him on the head. His skull was fractured, and he died soon after from the injury.

Patrolman Nichol served with the New York Police Department for two years and was assigned to the 24th Precinct.

Survivors

He was survived by his brother and two sisters.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Nichol gave the New York Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department
Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1892
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1892, 81 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 82nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert was 23. 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. Robert had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

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Where

Patrolman Robert Nichol

New York City Police Department · End of Watch May 1, 1892

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-W

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