December 17, 2024, will mark the 60th Anniversary of the in line of duty death of RCMP Constable Robert ("Bob") Amey who was one of two RCMP officers shot and killed while on duty in Newfoundland and Labrador.
On Sunday, December 8, 2024, at the Anglican Church of Saint John the Baptist in Whitbourne, RCMP NL Commanding Officer, Assistant Commissioner Pat Cahill, joined by RCMP NL Chaplain and RCMP Members and Veterans, attended a memorial service in honour of Constable Amey, who was a parishioner at this very church.
Constable Amey, originally from Pondville, Nova Scotia, was only 24-year-old at the time of his tragic death and had joined the RCMP on March 1st, 1962.
Whitbourne was his second and final posting. He was laid to rest at the Anglican Churchyard in Arichat, Nova Scotia. Constable Amey's name appears on the RCMP Honor Roll and Cenotaph at The RCMP Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Constable Amey paid the ultimate price while in the line of duty in an effort to protect the public and uphold the law. We thank him for his service.