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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
''' | '''Beginning Your Search''' | ||
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | |||
*Ancestors name | *Ancestors name | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
*Names of family members | *Names of family members | ||
'''Searching the Images''' | |||
To browse this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒ Select the ''"Browse"'' link in the initial search page<br>⇒ Select the ''"Publication, Years and Volume"'' which will take you to the images. | |||
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | |||
'''Other Information About This Record:''' | '''Other Information About This Record:''' | ||
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'''''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. | '''''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 | 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: | 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: | ||