Cst. George Vaughan

End of Watch: December 5 , 1949

George Vaughan was born in Bilby, Alberta, in 1926.  He served three years in the Canadian infantry before joining the Edmonton Police Department.

On December 5, 1949, Constable Vaughan was standing on the rear bumper of a stalled police car while a second police car pushed it to get it going. Constable Vaughan lost his balance, tumbled from the bumper and struck his head, fracturing his skull. He died shortly before six a.m. at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Seventy uniformed officers attended his funeral.
 

Constable Vaughan was 23 at the time of his death. He was survived by his mother, three brothers, and six sisters.

He is buried in Beechmont Cemetery.