2/Cst. David Melvyn Perry
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2/Cst. David Melvyn Perry

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End of Watch June 7, 1958
Age 19
Gender Male
Division O Division, Orillia Detachment

Incident

2/Cst. Perry was awarded the Royal Life Saving Society for swimming and lifesaving ability. He accidentally drowned while on patrol in Lake Simcoe, near Georgina Island, Ontario. 2/Cst. Perry’s body was recovered 23 days after the accident. At the time of his death, he was posted at the Orillia Detachment. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in North Burnaby, British Columbia. Second Class Constable David Melvyn Perry Inscription on grave marker Second Class Constable David Melvyn Perry

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

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

Agency

Type Federal Police
Location Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1958
Age 19
Gender Male
Division O Division, Orillia Detachment
Born Vancouver, British Columbia

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Lake Simcoe, ON

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

2/Cst. 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 1958, 10 officers in Canada were lost to causes not yet determined, more than in any other year.

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Who

2/Cst. was 19. 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

June holds 11% of these deaths in Canada, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.6%.

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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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Royal Canadian Mounted Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, 2/Cst. among them.

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Where

Lake Simcoe, ON

Constable 2/Cst. David Melvyn Perry

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch June 7, 1958

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