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Corporal

Francis Eugene Jones

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch December 14, 1983

Age 36

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Gender Male

Division Ucluelet Detachment

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

Cpl. Jones received a commendation from his Commanding Officer for courage and perseverance in apprehending a dangerous man who was armed with a loaded shotgun. At the time of his death he was posted to Ucluelet Detachment on Vancouver Island. An investigation revealed that the helicopter Cpl. Jones was traveling in had hit an unmarked suspension cable which was virtually impossible to see against the wooded background. Cpl. Jones was married to Evi and they had a son and a daughter. Corporal Francis Eugene Jones Corporal Francis Eugene Jones Inscription on Grave marker Corporal Francis Eugene Jones

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

— 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 December 14, 1983

Age 36

Gender Male

Division Ucluelet Detachment

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Corporal Francis Eugene Jones 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. Francis Eugene Jones'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 Francis Eugene Jones Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

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