Thomas Sellar Wallace
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Sergeant

Thomas Sellar Wallace

Undetermined
End of Watch October 8, 1935
Age 39
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Gender Male
Division K Division

Incident

Sgt. Wallace served in the First World War as a sniper with the Gordon Highlanders. He was killed at the Eastern Gate of Banff National Park, while attempting to apprehend three robber suspects. Sgt. Wallace had a wife named Helen. He is buried in Calgary and there is a street named after him at Depot. Sergeant Thomas Sellar Wallace Inscription on grave marker Sergeant Thomas Sellar Wallace

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

— 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 October 8, 1935
Age 39
Gender Male
Division K Division

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Sergeant Thomas Sellar Wallace 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. Thomas Sellar Wallace's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Sellar Wallace Compares

Age at Death
39
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Sellar Wallace is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31