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Yukon and South African War memories of the North West Mounted Police
A retrospective piece recounts the Yukon policing era under the North West Mounted Police, detailing notable 1902 killings, the pursuit of suspects Labelle and others, and the transition of officers like Inspector Moody and Colonel Herchmer. It highlights Mounties mobilizing to Strathcona’s Horse and the South African campaign, praising leaders such as Sam Steele and the IBC officers. The narrative includes personal letters about families waiting as soldiers head west and a wedding vow amid wartime separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. MacDonnel
5Th C.M.R
Royal Military College
Kingston
J. D. Moody
Edmonton
Dawson
Begin
Wroughton
Sanders
Police
Cuthbert
Davidson
Inspector Cosby
Inspector Baker
Jack Allan
Ategina
Barracks Square
Church
Life Guards
Horseis
Walter de Rossiter
H. B. D. Ketchem
Winnipeg Military District
Herchmer
South Africa
Canada
Magersfontein
Canadian Mounted Rifles
N.W.M.P
Mounted Police
Constabulary
Alberta
Mounted Rifles
Sam Steele
Strathcona
Spion Kopje
Wolseley
Red River
Steele
Lord Strathcona
P. Belcher
A. E. Snyder
A. M. Jarvis
D. M. Howard
Frank Cartwright
F. Harper
White
Fraser
Parker
Ketchem
Imperial Forces
Winnipeg
Europe