Honour Roll
1950 to 1959
Honour Roll
John B. Perkins 1959 Calvin R. Fulford 1958 Willis J. Jacob 1958 David M. Perry 1958 Glen F. Farough 1958 George H.E. Ransom 1958 Maurice Melnychuk 1958 Herbert M. Smart 1958 George W. Smith 1957 Ronald Pitt 1957 Henry J. Harper 1957 Peter R. Sebborn 1957 Philip H. de La Rue 1957 Claire J. McGillen 1957 Lewis R. Durant 1956 John A.C. Behan 1956 Ernest Paul 1955 George Constantineau 1954 Kenneth Lennon 1954 Henry Gilchrist 1954 Harold T. Shaughnessy 1953 James Priest 1952 Edmond Tong 1952 Millard A. Brennan 1951 Joseph R. Battersby 1951 Frank Hare 1951 Cecil Holden 1950
Sergeant
John Urquhart
OPP ~ Cobalt Detachment
May 30th, 1923
Age: 33 / 4 years service
John Urquhart was born in Scotland. He was 33 years of age when he was murdered. He was married and his wife was expecting their first child. After John’ s funeral his wife returned to Scotland.
On May 16, 1923, Leo Rogers, a 21 year old career criminal escaped from the Nipissing district court in North Bay. The following day he shot and wounded Sgt. William McGovern, North Bay Police Force and on May 18, he shot and killed Constable Fred Lefebvre also of the North Bay Police Force. On May 30 at approximately 0200 hours, Sgt. Urquhart, as well as Constable Crow approached the rear door of the Rogers’ house in North Bay. Sgt. Urquhart was shot and killed instantly by shots through the door.
Leo Rogers was killed a day later by shots fired by OPP Inspector Storie, During the manhunt Rogers was identified through police photographs as the man responsible for several Toronto robberies.
