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Constable

Eng. 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

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Mentioned in Despatches Awarded as per London Gazette of 4 November 1941

"For gallantry and devotion to duty when HMCS Otter was lost." The sinking of HMCS Otter (Animal Class Yacht) after catching fire off of Halifax on 26 March 1941 with the loss of 19 members. Chief Gillis lost his life while trying to rescue his shipmates.

End of Watch March 26, 1941

Age 33

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Division H.M.C.S. Otter

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

Son of Daniel and Mary Gillis, of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Husband of Viola Georgina Gillis, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis.

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1941

Age 33

Division H.M.C.S. Otter

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Incident Location Sydney, NS

Constable Eng. 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

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

236

of 334 officers

70.7% Undetermined

Nationwide

260

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eng. 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Eng. 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Eng. 3rd Class Daniel Everett Gillis is highlighted in Mar.

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Incident Location

Sydney, NS.

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