Police Officer Henry Walpole
Detroit Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 17, 1911

Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 17, 1911
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Henry Walpole sacrificed his life to save several people sleeping in the third story of a building at 137 Bates Street, which was shattered by an explosion believed to have been caused by gasoline. Office Walpole rushed from the police station nearby, faught his way through the flames, and succeeded in alarming the sleepers. He then suffered a fatal heart attack.