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Cst. Cobble served in eight different detachments from British Columbia to Ontario. He was assigned to the Musical Ride until 1939 when he was thrown from a horse. After recovering from this accident, Cst. Cobble became a dog master and went to Vegreville, Alberta. He died of injuries received when struck by a truck while on duty on Lavoy highway, Alberta. He was married to Kathleen and they had a son. Constable Wilfred James Cobble Constable Wilfred James Cobble Inscription on grave marker Constable Wilfred James Cobble
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable James Cobble served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable James Cobble.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Wilfred James Cobble 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. Wilfred James Cobble's cause is highlighted.
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When Undetermined Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Vegreville, AB.
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