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Incident
Cst. Breese served in different detachments in British Columbia. He enjoyed his job and spending as much time as he could with his family. Cst. Breese was responding to a call of a stabbing when an elderly woman pulled out in front of him. Cst. Breese saw her pull out so he pulled over one lane to go around her. As the woman kept crossing into the right lane, Cst. Breese, knowing that a collision was unavoidable, tried to ditch his bike but it was too late. Cst. Breese died 5 months after the collision. Cst. Breese was married to Janelle and they had 2 daughters: Myriah and Dale. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Penticton, BC. Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Inscription on Grave marker Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Constable Breese's Memorial Plaque
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Vernon Maurice Breese served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Vernon Maurice Breese.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese 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. Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese's cause is highlighted.
How Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald Vernon Maurice Breese is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Penticton, BC.
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