Thomas Edmond Young
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Patrolman

Thomas Edmond Young

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Illness
End of Watch January 10, 1912
Age 40
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Thomas Young died as a result of complications of smoke inhalation that he suffered one week earlier while at the scene of a fire while on duty.

He had responded to a fire at a horse stable on Dudley Street in the city's Mount Pleasant Historic District. As a result of the fire, he developed pleurisy that turned into pneumonia. He died from complications at his home while under a doctor's care.

Patrolman Young had arrested the subject who shot and killed Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber on November 10th, 1910, in what is now the John Adams Courthouse.

Patrolman Young served with the Boston Police Department for 12 years and was assigned to the Roxbury Station.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and stepson.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Young gave the Boston Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Young.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1912
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Thomas 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 1912, 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

Thomas was 40. 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. Thomas had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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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.

Every cause
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His people

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

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Where

Patrolman Thomas Edmond Young

Boston Police Department · End of Watch January 10, 1912

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-W

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