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A/Cst. Balmer was born in Surrey, British Columbia and was known as "Sam". He had a variety of interests including: hiking and camping, gardening with his family. At school he played basketball, volleyball, and was on track team. A/Cst. Balmer joined the Kinsmen club and worked on several of their committees. At the time of his death, A/Cst. Balmer was in the application process of becoming a regular member. A/Cst. Balmer was a passenger in a police vehicle that was responding to a domestic dispute. A/Cst. Balmer was married to Gwen and they had a son, Brandon. Auxiliary Constable Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer Auxiliary Constable Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Constable Ernest (Sam) Balmer served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Constable Ernest (Sam) Balmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Constable Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer 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. Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Ernest (Sam) Balmer is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Brandon, BC.
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