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Constable

Ian M. Macdonald

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Undetermined
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End of Watch August 18, 1924
Age 22
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

Constable Macdonald was originally from Nova Scotia. He was a great athlete and swimmer, and known to be a very powerful man. Constable Macdonald drowned while on special duty near the mouth of the Indian River, east of Herschel Island, Arctic Ocean. He was aboard the American schooner Maid of Orleans. His body was not recovered. Constable Ian M. MacDonald Constable Ian M. MacDonald Constable Ian M. MacDonald

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

— 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 August 18, 1924
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

Ian 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 1924, 1 officer in Canada was lost to causes not yet determined, the 73rd heaviest of 109 years on record. The heaviest was 1958, with 10.

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Who

Ian was 22. 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

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in Canada; June holds the most, 11%. Mondays: 13.3%.

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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, Ian among them.

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Constable Ian M. Macdonald

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch August 18, 1924

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