RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Ric Hall submitted the details of a solved mystery over a bronze maple leaf clasp on a RCMP Long Service Medal.         Sergeant Dave Strachan, a member of Surrey Detachment, is also a member of the Seaforth Highlanders and assists with their museum. He came across two sets […]

      Veteran Ric Hall forwarded to us the following material on the amazing horse who was included in the Life Magazine’s 1990s edition of the greatest American Hero’s Special Edition – A horse named “Reckless.”       Some 60 years after carrying wounded soldiers and ammunition during heavy firefights, a decorated war […]

      This tribute article is for John James Nicholson – a young Protestant man born and raised in Ireland.  At the age of 19, he immigrated to Canada to later served in four different police forces in Western Canada.  In addition, he also served overseas in World War II as the Corps Sergeant […]

      The life and times of Teddy Bryan is what Victorian adventure stories were written about and what young boys growing up in Europe dreamed of becoming.         EARLY BEGINNING     Willoughby Charles Bryan was born in 1867 at Rockenford county Devon England.  His parents were Adam and Jane Bryan. […]

        In 1916, Commissioner Bowen Perry convinced Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden to cancel the provincial policing contracts for Saskatchewan and Alberta.         This action was undertaken because of the multiple demands being placed on the Force by: the two new provincial governments insisting that their new unpopular liquor prohibition […]

    With Sheldon’s recent article on Force Trumpeters another former trumpeter has surfaced.    Veteran Perry Edwards whose hobby is photography has met a former member of the Force while they both stroll through the Maplewood bird sanctuary east of the 2nd Narrows bridge in North Vancouver.     One of the other regulars there […]

        Veteran Laird Allan is an avid collector of RCMP regalia. For our centennial year, Laird has forwarded the following for the viewing enjoyment of our Association members:     One of the first Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veteran Association lapel badges is illustrated below: With the creation of the Veterans’ Association, […]

    Recently, a Veteran discovered a book at the Canadian War Museum which sparked his interest.  The book is entitled “Spying 101: The RCMP’s Secret Activities At Canadian Universities, 1917 – 1997” by Steve Hewitt. Based on a suggestion, we had two ex-Security Service members review the book and they provided their comments.   […]

    On May 19th of this year, the RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division marks their 100th anniversary. The early history of the Vancouver Division was first outlined in an article entitled “How We Started” and was published in the 31st edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (page 129). Noted article was written […]

      Over the past few months, we have posted two previous articles on the famous Corps Sergeant Major Tim Griffin. The following article was discovered in our publication of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (49th edition – 1867):       In 1910 a famous Light Cavalry Unit of the British Army, the […]