Circumstances

On December 12, 1912, High Constable Alfred Fabien Hippolyte Campeau had been working in the Ruscom area. He arrived at the train station to catch the Windsor bound express, arriving just as it was leaving the station. He ran for the moving train and jumped to board it but slipped and fell under the wheels severely injuring his left leg. He was placed on the train and taken into Windsor to Hotel Dieu Hospital. Surgery took place but he passed away shortly after.

Postscript

His policing experience covered 28 years. Alfred Campeau started his policing career with the Windsor Police on September 15, 1884. In 1889, he was appointed as a Provincial Officer by the Province of Ontario. In 1896, he was appointed Chief of Police in the Detroit River area. In 1909, he was one of the first officers appointed to the newly formed Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). In 1910, officers with the OPP were issued uniforms however Constable Campeau refused to wear the uniform and was released from the Force. He was then named the High County Constable for Essex County.

Alfred was 56 years of age, married with 4 children at the time of his death.