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Constable

Neil McArthur Bruce

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch April 14, 1965

Age 26

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Gender Male

Division E Division

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

Cst. Bruce was born in New Brunswick. In training he was respected for his patience and helpfulness. He served in British Columbia at Kamloops, Lytton, and Kelowna. Cst. Bruce was always helping someone, stepping in for a person in trouble and was used to resolving issues with little harm being done. He died in the hospital at Kelowna of pneumonia from complications resulting from a bullet wound while investigating a complaint at Power Creek, British Columbia. Cst. Bruce was married to Sandra and they had a son and a daughter. He is buried at Lakeview Memorial Park in Kelowna, British Columbia. In 2000, the Cst. Neil Bruce Middle School was opened in Westbank, British Columbia. His son, Don, later became a member of the Force. Constable Neil Mcarthur Bruce Inscription on Grave marker Constable Neil McArthur Bruce

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

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1965

Age 26

Gender Male

Division E Division

Born March 10, 1939

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Incident Location Kamloops, BC

Constable Neil McArthur Bruce 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. Neil McArthur Bruce'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 Neil McArthur Bruce Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

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Incident Location

Kamloops, BC.

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