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Samuel Carter

In memory of:

Special Constable Samuel Carter

February 14, 1911
Fort McPherson, Yukon Territories

Royal Canadian Mounted Police


Service Number:

2127

Age:

42

Division:

F (PA, Battleford & Depot), NWT & YT (Fort McPherson, Dawson & Hereshel Island). Dawson Patrol Tragedy, 1911

Additional Information


Enlistment:

April 28, 1888

Prior to joining the NWMP, Special Constable Carter was a carpenter. He was posted at Hamilton, Ontario. On September 30, 1910, he was discharged to pension as a Constable from the RNWMP and hired as a Special Constable to guide the patrol for the trip from McPherson to Dawson. He died from starvation, exposure and exhaustion while on the MacPherson Dawson patrol. He was married with two children.

Commemorated on Page 34 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.

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  • Photo of Samuel Carter– N.W.M.P
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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