Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell
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Constable

Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell

Undetermined
End of Watch May 22, 1940
Age 31
The Vigil Panel 216 ›
Gender Male
Division K Division - Banff, Field & Lethbridge

Incident

Cst. Counsell was a carpenter by trade. He was shot and killed at Parkland, Alberta, by a suspect who was wanted for the shooting of his son. Cst. Counsell had recently married Audrey Blake. He is buried in Lethbridge. Constable Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell Inscription on grave marker Photo of FREDERICK GORDON FRANK COUNSELL

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

— 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 May 22, 1940
Age 31
Gender Male
Division K Division - Banff, Field & Lethbridge
Born Vancouver, British Columbia

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Parkland, AB

Constable Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell 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. Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell's cause is highlighted.

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

How Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Gordon Frank Counsell is highlighted in May.

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

Incident Location

Parkland, AB.