Colin Campbell Colebrook
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Sergeant

Colin Campbell Colebrook

Undetermined
End of Watch October 29, 1895
Age 33
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Gender Male
Division F - Prince Albert, Moosomin, Duck Lake & Batoche

Incident

Sergeant Colebrook was from England. Prior to joining the NWMP he did school and clerical work. He was promoted to Corporal on February 1, 1886 and to Sergeant February 1, 1887. Sergeant was killed while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner near Kinistino, Northwest Territories. Sergeant Colebrook had a wife, Ida, and a son. Sergeant Colin Campbell Colebrook Inscription on grave marker

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Campbell Colebrook served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 29, 1895
Age 33
Gender Male
Division F - Prince Albert, Moosomin, Duck Lake & Batoche
Born London, England

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Sergeant Colin Campbell Colebrook 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. Colin Campbell Colebrook's cause is highlighted.

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

How Colin Campbell Colebrook 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. Colin Campbell Colebrook 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