Arthur George Searle
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Sergeant

Arthur George Searle

Undetermined
End of Watch May 15, 1921
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Searle was originally from England. He drowned while on patrol in pursuit of whiskey runners, when a flooded stream washed the road away near Creston, British Columbia. His wife, Amy, moved back to England after his death. Sergeant Searle’s name appears on the NCO’s plaque on the wall of the RCMP Chapel in Regina. Sergeant Arthur George Searle Inscription on grave marker Sergeant Arthur George Searle Click here to view in full screen In the Books of Remembrance

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

— 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 May 15, 1921
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Creston, BC

Sergeant Arthur George Searle is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 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 97,784 officers
0% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur George Searle's cause is highlighted.

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

How Arthur George Searle Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur George Searle is highlighted in May.

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

Creston, BC.