Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Doak was originally engaged with the RNWMP as a trumpeter. He was sent to Tree River Detachment to expand the Force’s presence in the Arctic. An inmate got out of his cell, stole a rifle and shot Corporal Doak as he slept. “Doak Court” can be found on Depot grounds. Corporal William Andrew Doak Corporal William Andrew Doak Inscription on grave marker Corporal William Andrew Doak
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Andrew Doak served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Andrew Doak.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal William Andrew Doak 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. William Andrew Doak's cause is highlighted.
How William Andrew Doak Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. William Andrew Doak is highlighted in Apr.
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