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Incident
S/Cst. Thomas was raised on the Peguis Indian Reservation in Manitoba and served as a band constable prior to joining the RCMP. At 1:00 am on the day of his death, he noticed a vehicle stopped at a local gas station. He got out of the police vehicle and spoke to the driver to see if he needed help. As S/Cst. Thomas started to walk towards the police vehicle, the driver got out of his car and shot S/Cst. Thomas in the back. He is buried in the graveyard beside the United Church on the Peguis Reserve. Special Constable Robert William Cochrane Thomas Special Constable Robert William Cochrane Thomas Inscription on Grave marker
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable William Cochrane Thomas served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable William Cochrane Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Constable Robert William Cochrane Thomas 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. Robert William Cochrane Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How Robert William Cochrane Thomas Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Robert William Cochrane Thomas is highlighted in Mar.
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