Arthur Julian Barker
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Sergeant

Arthur Julian Barker

Undetermined
End of Watch March 16, 1940
Age 50
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Gender Male
Division F Division

Incident

In 1932, Sgt. Barker was promoted to Corporal and then to Sergeant in 1933. He was shot and killed at the Grand Hotel in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Sgt. Barker had other family members in the Force. He is buried at Depot and there is a street named in his honour. Sgt. Barker had a wife, Gladys, and a son. Sergeant Arthur Julian Barker Sergeant Arthur Julian Barker Sergeant Arthur Julian Barker

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

— 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 March 16, 1940
Age 50
Gender Male
Division F Division
Born August 26, 1889

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Shaunavon, SK

Sergeant Arthur Julian Barker 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 Julian Barker's cause is highlighted.

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

How Arthur Julian Barker Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Julian Barker is highlighted in Mar.

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

Shaunavon, SK.