Terry Gerrard Williams
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Corporal

Terry Gerrard Williams

Undetermined
End of Watch June 8, 1969
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Cpl. Williams had postings in Ottawa, Newfoundland, the Yukon, and Nova Scotia. He had recently applied for Northern Service and was looking forward to moving there. Cpl. Williams went on a small vessels patrol and was last seen rowing the boat. The boat’s stern at that time sat low in the water and its bow was tilted up unusually high. Cpl. Williams was married to June and they had three daughters. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Corporal Terry Gerrard Williams Corporal Terry Gerrard Williams Corporal Terry Gerrard Williams Click here to view in full screen In the Books of Remembrance

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

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

Agency

Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1969
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Yukon, YT

Corporal Terry Gerrard Williams 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. Terry Gerrard Williams'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 Terry Gerrard Williams Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Gerrard Williams is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24

Incident Location

Yukon, YT.