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Corporal

William Andrew Doak

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Undetermined
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End of Watch April 1, 1922
Age 39
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

Corporal Doak was originally engaged with the RNWMP as a trumpeter. He was sent to Tree River Detachment to expand the Force’s presence in the Arctic. An inmate got out of his cell, stole a rifle and shot Corporal Doak as he slept. “Doak Court” can be found on Depot grounds. Corporal William Andrew Doak Corporal William Andrew Doak Inscription on grave marker Corporal William Andrew Doak

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

— 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 April 1, 1922
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

William 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 1922, 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

William was 39. 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

April holds 8.1% of these deaths in Canada; June holds the most, 11%. 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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His people

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

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Corporal William Andrew Doak

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch April 1, 1922

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