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Patrolman Murphy died after the passanger car from a train fell on him.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Murphy served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Murphy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Augusta Police Department has lost 18 officers; 8 of them lost to accidents.
F. is one of 264 officers lost to accidents in GA, 29.2% of the 905 remembered there.
F. is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
F. is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1905, 1 officer at Augusta Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1905, 1 officer in GA was lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 8.
In 1905, 16 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 127th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1905, 24 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 125th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
August holds 12.5% of these deaths at Augusta Police Department; July holds the most, 25%. Wednesdays: 37.5%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in GA; December holds the most, 12.5%. Wednesdays: 16.7%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 44.4% of all 18 deaths at Augusta Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Augusta Police Department has 18 officers remembered here, F. among them.
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Joe F. Murray Dec 27, 1894
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F. H. Murphy Aug 30, 1905
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Walter S. Wilkins Feb 25, 1907
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William M. Collins Jul 6, 1910
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Jefferson A. F. Smoak Jan 28, 1915
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William Washington Moore Aug 16, 1921
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Edward Hezikiah Quarles Sep 5, 1924
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Barney Edward Harmon
Mar 10, 1932
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Thomas George Timmons
Jul 7, 1934
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Guy Samuel Berry Nov 8, 1934
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Richard Henry Riley, Jr.
May 28, 1941
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Frank Henderson Wall, Jr.
Nov 18, 1958
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Joe Reynolds
Jun 14, 1959
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Jimmy O. Harris Jan 18, 1970
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Lester Eugene Sleister Jan 8, 1972
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James Cromer Haupfear
Jan 14, 1984
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Herbert Lee Evans, Jr.
Jul 3, 1988
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Charles Thomas Hammock
Dec 18, 1990
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 50-E
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