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Constable

George Campbell Harrison

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Undetermined
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End of Watch October 8, 1935
Age 29
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Gender Male
Division E Division, K Division - Banff
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

Cst. Harrison died near the Eastern Gate of Banff National Park while attempting to apprehend three robber suspects. Wounded, he managed to shoot out both headlights of the vehicle the suspects were driving before he collapsed. Cst. Harrison is buried in the Banff Cemetery. His funeral procession included a piper and a trumpeter from the Lord Strathcona’s Horse. Cst. Harrison was single. Constable George Campbell Harrison Inscription on grave marker

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Campbell Harrison served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Campbell Harrison.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Type Federal Police
Location Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1935
Age 29
Gender Male
Division E Division, K Division - Banff
Born Glasgow, Scotland

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

George is one of 308 officers lost to causes not yet determined in Canada, 77.2% of the 399 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1935, 5 officers in Canada were lost to causes not yet determined, the 13th heaviest of 109 years on record. The heaviest was 1958, with 10.

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Who

George was 29. Of the 284 lost to causes not yet determined in Canada whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 41; the middle age was 32.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in Canada; June holds the most, 11%. Tuesdays: 14.6%.

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How

Undetermined deaths account for 77.2% of all 399 deaths in Canada, the most common cause.

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His people

Royal Canadian Mounted Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, George among them.

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Constable George Campbell Harrison

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch October 8, 1935

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