William Brock Wilde
Agency patch
Sergeant

William Brock Wilde

Undetermined
End of Watch November 10, 1896
Age 42
The Vigil Panel 215 ›
Gender Male
Division F & K Divisions

Incident

Sergeant Wilde was a member of the Royal Irish Dragon Guards before coming to Canada. He was killed while attempting to arrest a fugitive near Dry Forks, Kootenai River, Northwest Territories. Sergeant William Brock Wilde Sergeant William Brock Wilde Inscription on grave marker

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-CA-FED-FF50F4A5
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
April 8, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew William. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sergeant Brock Wilde 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

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

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 1896
Age 42
Gender Male
Division F & K Divisions
Born England

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Sergeant William Brock Wilde 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. William Brock Wilde'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 William Brock Wilde Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. William Brock Wilde is highlighted in Nov.

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