Ric Hall’s Photo Corner
September 8, 2014
For this week, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Members Photographed With ‘Depot’ Cannon.”
For new recruits with their new Force uniforms, the canon was a popular spot for photographs to be taken. Ric has included the photographs below.
1914 – Photograph of a tradition placement of one of the Force 9-pounder cannons with “A” and old “B” Block in the background (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of “Depot” cannon with mounted RCMP members (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of RCMP recruits in red serge on the parade ground with “A” Block in the background and the Force cannon in the foreground (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of two RCMP recruits standing in front of a 9-pounder cannon with the Officer’s Mess in the background (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of a RCMP recruit standing in front of a 7-pounder cannon at “Depot” Division (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
1915 – Photograph of two RNWMP recruits standing in front of a 9-pounder cannon with the old officer “Depot” houses in the background (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of Ric Hall’s two sons being photographed in front of the “Depot” Division cannon (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Mid-1950s – Photograph of the RCMP “Depot” 9-pound cannons with the old officer houses in the background (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
Photograph of the RCMP “Depot” Division Sunset ceremony which incorporates one of the Force’s 9-pound cannon (Source of photo – Ric Hall’s Photo Collection).
If you have any old Force related photographs which Ric can include in a forthcoming Photo Corner webpage, please contact Ric at rshall69@shaw.ca. He will scan the photograph(s) and return the original to you.
