Jurgen Siegfried Seewald
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Constable

Jurgen Siegfried Seewald

Undetermined
End of Watch March 5, 2001
Age 47
The Vigil Panel 217 ›
Gender Male
Division G, H, V & UN Service (Yugoslavia)

Incident

Son of Helmuth and Alice Seewald, Cst. Seewald was born in Germany and he came to Canada with his family when he was 3 years old. Cst. Seewald served in the Northwest Territories, in Nova Scotia and in Nunavut. He was known to family and friends as Ziggy and was known as a “gentle giant”. Cst. Seewald was a good swimmer and was a master scuba diver. He played basketball, racquetball, and was a hockey goalie. He also was a handyman at home and loved working in the garden with his wife. Cst. Seewald volunteered to serve as an RCMP Peacekeeper in Yugoslavia and was awarded the UN and Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medals. Further, he received a Commanding Officers Commendation for arresting a distraught armed man. He was married to Tanis and they had two children: Aaron and Carla. Constable Jurgen Siegfried Seewald Inscription on Grave marker Constable Jurgen Siegfried Seewald

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

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

Agency

Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 5, 2001
Age 47
Gender Male
Division G, H, V & UN Service (Yugoslavia)
Born September 22, 1953

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Constable Jurgen Siegfried Seewald 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. Jurgen Siegfried Seewald'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 Jurgen Siegfried Seewald Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Jurgen Siegfried Seewald is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24