Police Officer J.W. Dashwood, aged 45, lost his life in the line of duty on Saturday, September 12, 1914, while serving with the Anniston Police Department in Anniston, Alabama. The cause of his death was gunfire.
On the day of his death, Officer Dashwood was one of several officers who fell victim to violence in a short period. His death occurred in the same year and even on the same day as another officer, Will Dillard, who also died from gunfire. This tragic event was part of a serie
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