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== What is in This Collection? ==

This collection includes records from 1867 to 2007. These records include Royal Canadian Mounted Police death records found in Royal Canadian Mounted Police publications, including an index to some of the obituaries.  

'''''Scarlet and Gold''''' and the '''''Pictoral History of of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police''''' are lists of officers killed while in the line of duty. These lists are in chronological order. Some obituaries are included in these records. The obituary card index is arranged alphabetically by surname. This index covers the '''''Royal Canadian Mounted Police Quarterly''''' beginning with Volume 1, July 1933. Not all deaths are covered by this publication. If the ''Quarterly'' was not advised of a death, no obituary was printed. Surnames in the index are followed by given name or initials and possibly nicknames. The second column holds the regimental number for the individual. Regimental numbers may be preceded by the following letters:  

*O=Officer Number  

*R=Reserve Constable  

*M=Marine Member  

*C=Civilian Member

The third column lists the rank of the officer when he or she took their discharge, or when then died in service. The final two columns indicate the Volume and Issue number of the <u>Royal Canadian Mounted Police Quarterly</u> where an obituary was printed. Use these numbers to access the digital images found within this collection. The following abbreviations may be found on an index card:  

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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==

The following information may be found in these records:

*Residence at time of death  

*Brief description of service

== Collection Content ==

===Sample Image ===

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Image:Royal Canadian Mounted Police DGS 4223061 86.jpg|1982 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Obituary file

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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

*The name of your ancestor

*The name of a relative or date of death  

=== View the Images ===

View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1425003|Browse Page|access=browse}}'''

# Select '''Publication, Years and Volume''' to view the images

{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1425003 Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Obituary Card Index and Notices, 1876-2007]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}

=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].

== What Do I Do Next? ==

===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===

*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family  

*[[Canada Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===   

*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later  

*Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records   

* [[Canada Record Finder|Record Finder]]

* [[Canada Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]

== Citing This Collection ==

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