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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Thomas of Markham, Ontario, Cst. Thomas was from Lindsay, Ontario. Prior to joining the Force he studied Law Enforcement at Ontario’s Seneca College. He was recommended by his Depot Instructors for the High Potential Development Program. Cst. Thomas took many courses to make him a better police officer and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was driving on a curve in the road when a tractor trailer failed to negotiate the curve and plowed into Cst. Thomas’ police car. He was married to Karen who was expecting and they had one young daughter named Patricia Lynn. Karen gave birth to a son, James, six weeks after Cst. Thomas’ death. Cst. Thomas is buried in Wilford Cemetery near Lindsay, Ontario. Constable James Franklin Thomas Constable James Franklin Thomas Inscription on Grave marker Constable James Franklin Thomas
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Franklin Thomas served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Franklin Thomas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable James Franklin Thomas is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 73.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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
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Incident Location
Markham, ON.
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