Patrolman William Mateer
Metropolitan Police Department
Massachusetts

End of Watch: Sunday, January 10, 1909
Cause: Drowned

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

Patrolman Mateer drowned while attempting to rescue a fisherman who had fallen through the ice on Ponkapoag Pond in Canton. The fisherman also drowned in the incident.

 
Photograph: Patrolman William Mateer

Patch image: Metropolitan Police Department, Massachusetts

Visit Patrolman Mateer's memorial at www.ODMP.org