Austin W.L. Letcher
Game Warden

Austin W.L. Letcher

Undetermined
End of Watch October 18, 1967
Age 62
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Gender Male

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BO-CA-NS-F6881C13
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden W.L. Letcher served with the Nova Scotia Department Lands and Forests.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden W.L. Letcher.

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

Agency

Type Conservation
Location NS
Platform Identity nsdlf.ns.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1967
Age 62
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Game Warden Austin W.L. Letcher 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 NS, 3 of 3 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 100% of this state's fallen. That is 100 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Nova Scotia Department Lands and Forests
1
of 1 officers
100% Undetermined
NS — Statewide
3
of 3 officers
100% 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. Austin W.L. Letcher's cause is highlighted.

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

How Austin W.L. Letcher Compares

Age at Death
62
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Austin W.L. Letcher is highlighted in Oct.

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

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