Harry Gilbert Rapeer
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Constable

Harry Gilbert Rapeer

Undetermined
End of Watch May 23, 1940
Age 42
The Vigil Panel 216 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Cst. Rapeer was a competent handler of horses who was employed as a teamster at Depot Division. Originally Cst. Rapeer left the Force to get married in 1930 and worked for the City of Saskatoon. Cst. Rapeer regretted leaving the RCMP and repeatedly asked to be re-engaged. Cst. Rapeer was accidentally killed while endeavouring to stop a runaway team of horses. At the time of his death, Cst. Rapeer was married and had two children from his first wife. He is buried at Depot. Constable Harry Gilbert Rapeer Inscription on grave marker

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

— 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 23, 1940
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Constable Harry Gilbert Rapeer 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. Harry Gilbert Rapeer's cause is highlighted.

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

How Harry Gilbert Rapeer Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Gilbert Rapeer 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