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Constable

John George Shaw

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch October 5, 1935

Age 38

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Gender Male

Division F Division

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

Cst. Shaw was a decorated veteran of the British Expeditionary Force and had been a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. He was killed near Benito, Manitoba, while transferring three robber suspects to Pelly, Saskatchewan. He was separated from his wife and had two daughters. Cst. Shaw is buried in Swan River, Manitoba. There is a street at Depot named in Cst. Shaw’s honour. Constable John George Shaw Inscription on grave marker Constable John George Shaw

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

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Type Federal Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 1935

Age 38

Gender Male

Division F Division

Born December 5, 1896

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Incident Location Benito, MB

Constable John George Shaw is one of 334 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 1% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 72.1 percentage points above the national rate of 1%.

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

334

of 32,587 officers

1% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John George Shaw's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How John George Shaw Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. John George Shaw is highlighted in Oct.

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Incident Location

Benito, MB.

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