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Constable Herron was a farm labourer from Ireland. He was promoted to corporal June 6, 1888 and was discharged July 25, 1889 as his term of service had been completed. He re-engaged in April 1890 as a constable. Constable Herron died while on patrol during a blizzard near St. Mary's River. Constable James Herron Inscription on grave marker
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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Herron served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable James Herron 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
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Herron's cause is highlighted.
How James Herron Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. James Herron is highlighted in Mar.
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