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Cpl. Hawkins was originally from rural Alberta, near Edmonton. He joined the RCMP at 18 years of age and had a very successful career with postings in SK, NS, BC, and MB, as well as the Musical Ride. He was an expert Dogmaster with an extraordinary devotion to duty, and had an outstanding performance with his Police Service Dogs, Stoney, Prince and Billy. One career highlight was his and Prince’s capture of the murderer of Cst. Neil Bruce (Honour Roll #130) in BC. Cpl. Hawkins was married to Laverne and they had two children, Wendy and Gregory. Cpl. Hawkins died as a result of encephalitis directly related to a tick bite he suffered while on duty tracking a suspect in the Turtle Mountains in South West Manitoba. Corporal George Ronald Hawkins Photo of George Ronald Hawkins
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Ronald Hawkins served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Ronald Hawkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Corporal George Ronald Hawkins 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Ronald Hawkins's cause is highlighted.
How George Ronald Hawkins Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. George Ronald Hawkins is highlighted in Jun.
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