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Cst. Gamman was born in England. He was a farm labourer, a teamster, and a “wiper” for the CPR and then, in 1914, he joined the RNWMP. Cst. Gamman quit the Force in 1933 and then re-mounted in 1940. He died of wounds received while attempting to apprehend an armed bank robber in Montréal, Quebec. King George VI posthumously awarded Cst. Gamman the King’s Police and Fire Services Medal for his gallantry and for his actions which were “conspicuously courageous and in absolute disregard for his own personal safety”. Cst. Gamman’s widow, Ilda, accepted the medal. Cst. Gamman and his wife had three children: Hazel Margaret, Shirley Mae, and Jean Kathleen. Constable Alexander Gamman Inscription on grave marker Photo of ALEXANDER GAMMAN Photo of ALEXANDER GAMMAN
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Gamman served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Gamman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Alexander Gamman is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander Gamman's cause is highlighted.
How Alexander Gamman Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Gamman is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Montréal, QC.
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