Charles William Reay
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Constable

Charles William Reay

Undetermined
End of Watch October 6, 1955
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Cst. Reay initially engaged as a Special Constable and became a regular member a year later. In his career, Cst. Reay was posted to eight different detachments in Manitoba. He drowned in the Churchill River while on duty at Island Falls, Saskatchewan. Cst. Reay had a wife Bertie and a daughter. He is buried in Camrose, Alberta. Constable Charles William Reay Constable Charles William Reay Inscription on Grave marker

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

— 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 October 6, 1955
Age 27
Gender Male
Born Camrose, Alberta

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Constable Charles William Reay 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. Charles William Reay's cause is highlighted.

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

How Charles William Reay Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Charles William Reay 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