Walter Arrowsmith
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Trooper

Walter Arrowsmith

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ
Accident
End of Watch August 5, 1926
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Badge 265
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Arrowsmith succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident three days earlier while on accident while on duty in Pilesgrove Township. The accident occurred at the intersection of Harding Highway and Richmond Road when a vehicle entered the highway and caused a collision. He had served with the agency for 16 months.

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You barely got started.
Trooper Arrowsmith gave the New Jersey State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Arrowsmith.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location West Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity njsp.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1926
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 23
Badge Number 265
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Walter is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1926, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Walter was 23. 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. Walter had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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

New Jersey State Police has 84 officers remembered here, Walter among them.

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Trooper Walter Arrowsmith

New Jersey State Police · End of Watch August 5, 1926

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-W

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