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The collection comprises obituaries and death notices of RCMP officers who died in service and that were printed in Royal Canadian Mounted Police publications, such as the Scarlet and Gold Magazine, as well as an index of obituaries.
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This collection includes records from 1867 to 2007. These records include Royal Canadian Mounted Police death records found in Royal Canadian Mounted Police publications, including an index to some of the obituaries. This collection is a memorial to those Royal Canadian Mounted Police who died while in service. Secondly, it is a collection of publi...
The following information may be found in these records: Obituary cards 1. Name of deceased 2. Date and place of death 3. Age at death 4. Date and place of birth 5. Residence at time of death 6. Brief description of service
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. The name of your ancestor 2. The name of a relative or date of death 3. Approximate date of the event
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
1. Add any new information to your records 2. Use the information found on the obituary card index to locate the actual death certificate 3. Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and marriage records 4. Use the information to find additional family members 5. Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family 6. Church Recordsoften were kept years before government records were required and are a good s...
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?
1. Try searching by surname only 2. The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name 3. Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
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- 1876-2007
- Obituaries
- English
Apr 21, 2020 · The RCMP said 22 people are dead after a gunman, who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up police cruiser, went on a rampage spanning several rural Nova Scotia communities.
Mar 2, 2015 · It was the afternoon on March 3, 2005 by the time the full picture was clear: Four Mounties and a shooter dead. The most officers killed in a single day in 100 years. Postmedia News. Published Mar...
Sep 1, 2023 · Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police obituary card index and notices, 1876-2007. Digital images of an obituary card index and the obituary section of selected periodicals located in the RCMP Heritage Collections Unit, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Mar 3, 2020 · Sarah Komadina reports – Mar 4, 2020. It’s been 15 years since four RCMP officers — known as the Fallen Four — were shot and killed near Mayerthorpe, Alta.
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These records include Royal Canadian Mounted Police death records found in Royal Canadian Mounted Police publications, including an index to some of the obituaries from 1867 to 2007. This collection is a memorial to those Royal Canadian Mounted Police who died while in service.