Frederick Allan Abel
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Auxiliary Constable

Frederick Allan Abel

Undetermined
End of Watch April 4, 1986
Age 23
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Gender Male

Incident

A/Cst. Abel wanted to be a police officer for a long time. He completed a 2 year Law Enforcement Program at Lethbridge Community College. A/Cst. Abel was a summer student and a police officer for one year with the Pigeon Lake Alberta Police Force. While A/Cst. Abel was waiting as an RCMP applicant, he volunteered as an RCMP Auxiliary Constable. A/Cst. Abel was studying Criminology. Cpl. Johanson was patrolling in a police car with A/Cst. Abel when it came head on into a half-ton pickup that was driving the wrong way with no lights on. The occupants of both vehicles were killed. Auxiliary Constable Frederick Allan Abel Auxiliary Constable Frederick Allan Abel Photo of FREDERICK ALLAN ABEL Photo of FREDERICK ALLAN ABEL

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 1986
Age 23
Gender Male
Born Lethbridge, Alberta

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Auxiliary Constable Frederick Allan Abel 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. Frederick Allan Abel'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 Frederick Allan Abel Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Allan Abel is highlighted in Apr.

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