Alberta RCMP honour fallen officer with regimental headstone
Oct 25, 2018 | 6:56 AM
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EDMONTON- The Edmonton RCMP Veterans Association has raised funds and will parade alongside serving members of the Alberta RCMP to honour Corporal Maxwell George Bailey with a regimental headstone.
On April 23, 1913, Corporal Bailey and three constables from his detachment were dispatched to a farm near Grassy Lake, Alberta to investigate a report of a man shooting at his neighbour.
As the RCMP team approached the house, the suspect, Oscar Fonberg, began shooting. Corporal Bailey was killed instantly and both Constable Stad and Constable Whitley were wounded.
Constable Tetley shielded the wounded constables and then called for additional help.
