3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman
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Constable

3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman

Undetermined
End of Watch April 20, 1966
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

3/Cst. Tidman was born in Wimbledon, London, England and immigrated to Canada as a child. He was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. During training, 3/Cst. Tidman was assessed as being “mature, willing to please, conscientious and good natured”. At the time of his death, he had only been at his detachment in Saskatoon for four months. 3/Cst. Tidman attempted to avoid a collision by braking and swerving to the right, but it was too late. 3/Cst. Tidman was single. Third Class Constable Philip John Francis Tidman Third Class Constable Philip John Francis Tidman

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1966
Age 22
Gender Male
Born November 5, 1943

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location London, ON

Constable 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 73.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
266
of 364 officers
73.1% Undetermined
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31

Incident Location

London, ON.