Tag Archives: Retired RCMP

RCMP: Back In The Old Day Photos

      Over the past week, we have received several old RCMP photographs from various Veterans.           These photographs are provided below for your viewing pleasure. If you have any old photographs that you would like to have posted on one of forthcoming photo webpages, please email Ric Hall at […]

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Veterans Submitted: Top Ten Photos

        Over the past week, we have received many submitted photographs from various Veterans.         Based on our review of these photos, we have selected the following as being the top ten.  Noted photos are provided for your viewing pleasure. Our Association does not support any products or comments […]

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Ric Hall’s The Royal Tour 1959

        Our friend Veteran Fred Stark is still going through his old photographs and sent along these two photographs of members on motorcycle escort for the Royal tour of 1959.       Fred was obviously impressed by the members in their Red Serge and those scrunched up “traffic” Forage caps, because […]

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Ric Hall’s – Do You Know?

      A little piece of Canadian history.   Who was the first Canadian to break the sound barrier?   A former member of the RCMP….Acting Lance Corporal Alexander “Al” John Lilly, Regimental # 11839.   How can that be you ask!       I have had the picture below in my photo library for some […]

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Veterans: North Vancouver Detachment

      In January 2016, North Vancouver Detachment had an unveiling ceremony hosted by Supt. Chris Kennedy (Officer i/c North Vancouver Detachment).           Retired Officer’s Commanding North Vancouver Detachment and their wives were invited to this special ceremony.  A special photographic wall display was unveiled displaying the photographs of 20 […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

          The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.       Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements […]

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Who Are These Members? – Part II

        Last week, we sent out the following photograph seeking Veteran assistance in identifying the two members in the photograph.         This photograph of two mounted members on Parliament Hill was recently sent to us by Veteran Fred Stark who was scanning some of his old photographs. He believed […]

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Help Identify Member – Part II Another Case Solved On Behalf Of Her Majesty The Queen!

      Another Case Solved On Behalf Of Her Majesty The Queen!           Recently we reached out to our Veterans to see if they could help identify two members in a photograph taken of then Princess Elizabeth when she visited Canada in 1951 filling in for her ailing father King […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

        The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.         Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements […]

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Help Us Identify Two RCMP Members

      Veteran Fred Stark was going through his old Force photographs and came across which he took in September 1958 in front of the Canadian Parliament building.  the identity of the two mounted members is unknown.           If you have any idea who these two members may be?  If […]

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