Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, July 4, 1925
Age: 42
Tour: 16 years
Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander was killed when a building collapsed. He was trailing a jewel thief through Chinatown when a building on Bench Street collapsed.
A total of 44 people were killed in the collapse.
Lieutenant Alexander had served with the Boston Police Department for 16 years. [odmp.org]
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, July 4, 1925
Age: 42
Tour: 16 years
Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander was killed when a building collapsed. He was trailing a jewel thief through Chinatown when a building on Bench Street collapsed.
A total of 44 people were killed in the collapse.
Lieutenant Alexander had served with the Boston Police Department for 16 years. [odmp.org]
Inscription
Here Lies the honorable
Benyamin ben r. Sender
??? Avraham Zalman
d. 14 Tamuz 5685
May his soul be bound
in the bond of eternal life