Patrolman William H. Galbraith, New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman William H. Galbraith

New York City Police Department, New York

End of Watch Wednesday, November 8, 1911

William H. Galbraith

Patrolman Galbraith died of injuries he received nine days earlier when he was thrown from his horse while on patrol at the intersection of Walton Avenue and Mt. Hope Place.

The officer struck his head on the ground and fractured his skull. He was found unconscious by a passing motorist on Mount Hope Place in the Bronx. The citizen called the station and notified them of what he had found. Several officers responded and took Patrolman Galbraith to Fordham Hospital.

Patrolman Galbraith had served with the New York City Police Department for 14 years and was survived by his wife and two children. He was assigned to the 65th Precinct, which is the present day 48th Precinct.

Bio

Age 42
Tour 14 years
Badge 4518

Incident Details

Cause Animal related
Incident Date Wednesday, November 1, 1911

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William H Galbraith was finally inducted to the Memorial Wall as a fallen hero. November 29th 2017 with Mayor DiBlasio and Police Commissioner O'Neill in Attendance. Thank you from the family for this HONOR. and all that helped get his name finally added. Took 14 years but William is smiling from above. A Special Thanks to Steve Weiss NYPD who helped me from day one

Paul Galbraith

December 2, 2017