Alfred Perry
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Constable

Alfred Perry

Undetermined
End of Watch June 8, 1889
Age 20
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Gender Male

Incident

Cst. Perry previously worked as a labourer. In addition, he had served in the Militia in England. Cst. Perry drowned in the Belly River, near Lethbridge, Northwest Territories, while on patrol (today it is part of Alberta). It was not until 1968 that it was noted that his name was not on the Honour Roll. Originally he was to be entered on the Honour Roll as #13A. Constable Alfred Perry Inscription on Grave marker

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137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Perry served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Police
Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1889
Age 20
Gender Male
Born England

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Constable Alfred Perry is one of 334 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 1% of all 32,586 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 72.1 percentage points above the national rate of 1%.

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
266
of 364 officers
73.1% Undetermined
Nationwide
334
of 32,586 officers
1% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred Perry's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Alfred Perry Compares

Age at End of Watch
20
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Perry is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31