3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman
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Constable

3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman

Undetermined
End of Watch April 20, 1966
Age 22
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Gender Male

Incident

3/Cst. Tidman was born in Wimbledon, London, England and immigrated to Canada as a child. He was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. During training, 3/Cst. Tidman was assessed as being “mature, willing to please, conscientious and good natured”. At the time of his death, he had only been at his detachment in Saskatoon for four months. 3/Cst. Tidman attempted to avoid a collision by braking and swerving to the right, but it was too late. 3/Cst. Tidman was single. Third Class Constable Philip John Francis Tidman Third Class Constable Philip John Francis Tidman

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

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

Agency

Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1966
Age 22
Gender Male
Born November 5, 1943

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location London, ON

Constable 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman 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.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
236
of 334 officers
70.7% Undetermined
Nationwide
260
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. 3/Cst. Philip John Francis Tidman is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24

Incident Location

London, ON.