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Insp. McCombe was originally from Belfast and worked for the Royal Irish Constabulary. He came to Canada in 1925. Most of Insp. McCombe’s service was in Saskatchewan however he did have a posting in Charlottetown as well as Ottawa. Insp. McCombe received his commission in 1950. He died from exposure while on patrol near Cutknife, Saskatchewan. He had a wife, Annie and three sons. One of his sons, H. Barry McCombe joined the Force and retired as a staff sergeant in 1994. Insp. McCombe is buried in the Cemetery at Depot. Inspector David James McCombe Inscription on grave marker Inspector David James McCombe
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector James McCombe served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector James McCombe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Inspector David James McCombe 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.
National Cause Distribution
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When Undetermined Deaths Occur
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