Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) / Première compagnie de la prévôté (GRC)

Canadian Active Service Force / Armée active du Canada

— 1st Canadian Infantry Division / la Première Division d'infanterie du Canada —

No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) / Première compagnie de la prévôté (GRC) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

1. No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) / Première compagnie de la prévôté (GRC) Marker

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Dedicated to the 215 volunteer members of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police who, during World War II
served overseas in the No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) (1939-1945)
and in memory of those who were killed while serving.

Dédiée aux 215 membres de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada qui se sont portés volontaires pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale afin de servir outre-mer dans la Première compagnie de la prévôté de la GRC (1939-1945) et à la mémoire de ceux qui furent tués au cours de leur service.

[Honored Dead/Mort honoré]

No. de mat./Reg. No. 10063 Cst./gend.
Charles James Johnstone · 1941 At sea/en mer

No. de mat./Reg.No. 11003 Cst./gend
Charles Floyd Patterson · 1941 England/Angleterre

No. de mat./Reg.No. 11288 L/Cpl./cap.s.
Andrew Durmmond-Hay · 1942 Egypt/Egypte

No. de mat./Reg.No. 12572 Cst./gend.
Peter Seddon Oliver · 1942 France

No. de mat./Reg.No. 13205 Cst./gend.
James Harvard Delamere Bedlington · 1943 England/Angleterre

No. de mat./Reg.No.

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12856 Cst./gend.
Edison Alexander Cameron · 1943 Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg.No. 13157 Cst./gend.
David Charles Gardner Moon · 1943 Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg.No. 13064 Cst./gend.
Terrance Graham Newcomen Watt · 1943 Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg.No. 12985 Cst./gend.
Gordon Evan Bondurant 1944 · Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg.No. 13678 Cst./gend.
Kenneth Laurence d'Albenas · 1944 Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg. No. 12398 Cst./gend.
John Francis Joseph Nelson · 1944 Italy/Italie

No. de mat./Reg.No. 12108 Cst./gend.
Donald Gilbert Stackhouse · 1944 Italy/Italie

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 45° 26.784′ N, 75° 39.571′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. RCMP National Memorial Cemetery is Section 114 of Beechwood, The National Cemetery of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 St Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa ON K1L 8A6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cst./Gend. George Randolph Pearkes (within shouting distance of this marker); Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Memorial Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); S/M • S/-m. Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

2. No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) / Première compagnie de la prévôté (GRC) Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Septembre 2001 (within shouting distance of this marker); Canada's National Military Cemetery (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Medium Tank/Char Moyen M4A2E8 Sherman (about 90 meters away); Le Howitzer L5 Howitzer (about 120 meters away); Henry Duncan Graham Crerar (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

More about this marker. The transcription is stylized for ease of reading.

Also see . . . No. 1 Provost Company and the RCMP. (Submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.