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Constable Cox was formerly a clerk and railroader with the Canadian National Railway. Prior to joining the Force, he was a member of the Dominion Police Force from September 17, 1914 to April 8, 1918. He was employed in the SAAP Branch of Department of Militia and Defense from June 27, 1918 to September 9, 1919 as a ledger keeper and later, in the Investigation and Rulings Section of the War Service Gratuity Section. Constable Cox drowned while on patrol near La Sarre, Quebec. He was married to Margaret and they had three children: Joseph Leo, Mary Kathleen, and Francis Lorne. Constable Leo Francis Cox
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Francis Cox served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Francis Cox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Leo Francis Cox 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. Leo Francis Cox's cause is highlighted.
How Leo Francis Cox Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Leo Francis Cox is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
La Sarre, QC.
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