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Special Constable

Wayne Philip Boskill

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch January 8, 1986

Age 33

The Vigil Panel 217 ›

Gender Male

Division K & F Divisions

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

S/Cst. Boskill was a regular member and served at Rosetown and La Loche Detachments in Saskatchewan. In 1980, S/Cst. Boskill chose to convert to Special Constable status so he could transfer to the Air Section. It was determined that the probable cause of the airplane crash was engine failure. S/Cst. Boskill was married to Patricia and they had one son. He is buried in the cemetery at North Battleford. Special Constable Wayne Philip Boskill Inscription on Grave marker

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

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 1986

Age 33

Gender Male

Division K & F Divisions

Born May 2, 1952

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Incident Location Rosetown, SK

Special Constable Wayne Philip Boskill 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. Wayne Philip Boskill'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 Wayne Philip Boskill Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

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Incident Location

Rosetown, SK.

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