RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    Veteran Bob Henderson would like the assistance of other Veterans to identify the two RCMP members photographed with three World War II German prisoners-of-war.           Photograph was probably taken in 1946 at Medicine Hat Alberta. The three Germans (left to right): Adolf Kratz, Werner Schwalb and Johannes Wittinger.  They […]

      On Friday June 5, 2015, an anonymous person left a 8×10 glossy picture in an envelope at the front counter of Surrey Detachment for Ric Hall.         According to Ric “it is a great picture, unfortunately, there is no name of who left it and no identity of the member […]

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us this photograph and asking Veterans to help identify the two RCMP members in the photograph.           I received the attached photograph from Dan Lemiuex. Based on the fur coat and hat found in other photos this was probably then “Princess Elizabeth” on her […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has provided us some recent and old photographs of Force Sergeant Majors.           Throughout the history of the Force, the rank of Sergeant Major as served as the most senior non-commissioned officer position.  Traditionally, these rank positions have the responsibility of ensuring of […]

      With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a Police Dog Services handler.         Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed away, his family has […]

      In a letter to the Right Honourable Minister of the Interior in Ottawa dated November 17, 1880, Commissioner Acheson Gosford Irvine provided his assessment of performance evaluation of North West Mounted Police Officers under his command.       His letter and comments are included below: Sir, I have the honour to […]

      Veteran Ric Hall forwarded to us the following photograph which he discovered in the Alberta Archives.  Noted photograph was taken in the RCMP Chapel at “Depot” Division in 1960.       There is no indication of the names of the member or chaplain. The following is a magnified image of these […]

        On October 7, 2014, Ric Hall posted the photograph of an unknown RCMP member photographed with Rene Castellani in November 1966.         This member has now been identified as John K. Paterson Reg. #24696. According to John , “I was a brand new Constable ( just a few weeks out […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “horses were still a fundamental component of the Force in 1916 – 1919.”       In 1916, the Force purchased the first police car and was used at “Depot” Division for prisoner escorts.  However, horses were the primary mode […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Constable Karla George’s in ‘G’ Division.”         The following photographs were provided by Constable Karla George while serving in “G” Division.  “Imagine all that fun and getting paid to do it!”   If you have any Force related […]