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=== Why the Record Was Created === | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
This record was created for two reasons. First, it is a memorial to those Royal Canadian Mounted Police who died while in service. Secondly, it is a record of publications sent to living officers to inform them of the deaths of fellow officers. | |||
The index was created by a retired officer, Norman G. Wilson, who wished to make the obituaries more accessible to family members and researchers. <ref>Norman G. Wilson, '''RCMP Obituary Index 1933–1898''' (www.saskgenealogy.com/databases/RCMP/RCMP.htm: accessed 14 October 2011).</ref> | |||
=== Record Reliability === | === Record Reliability === | ||