ROBERT LEE BURDETT

Officer Rank: Private
Memorial Panel: 61-E: 26
Department: Texas Rangers, Texas
End of Watch: June 7, 1915
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 4
Description: Private Burdett was shot as he and Ranger Charles Bell attempted to disarm a group of intoxicated men. Private Burdett was shot through the throat and died at the scene. The suspects escaped but were captured and killed several weeks later by law enforcement officers.
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