Honour Roll
We offer our profound gratitude and respect to those officers who paid life's highest price to fulfill the Service's Motto
"To Serve and Protect"
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Detective Sergeant John Henry Bassett |
On November 29, 1963, Detective Sergeant John Henry Bassett was a passenger on a DC8 jet that crashed outside of Montreal. Detective Sergeant Bassett was returning to Toronto after testifying at a murder trial in Quebec. | |
Name: | John Henry Bassett |
Badge: | 2 |
Service: | Metrpolitan Toronto Police |
Rank: | Detective Sergeant |
Date of Birth: | November 19, 1923 |
Age: | 40 |
Length of Service: | 23 years |
Date of Death: | November 29, 1963 |
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