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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 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. Wilfred James Cobble's cause is highlighted.
How Wilfred James Cobble Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Wilfred James Cobble is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Vegreville, AB.
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