ARMBAND
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ROYAL NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- FELT, DENIM
- Catalogue Number
- P19990088003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ROYAL NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- FELT, DENIM
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.4
- Length
- 46.4
- Width
- 10.1
- Description
- RECTANGULAR. FRONT OF ARMBAND IS MADE OF RED FELT, WITH A STRIP OF YELLOW FELT SEWN ACROSS TOP AND BOTTOM. IN THE CENTER THE LETTERS "RNWMP VA" ARE SEWN ON IN NAVY BLUE FELT. ARMBAND IS STIFFENED WITH INTERFACING, AND BACKED WITH A PIECE OF BLACK DENIM TYPE MATERIAL.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL SYMBOL
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- ITEM BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, EDWARD BUCHANAN. EDWARD WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL POLICE FROM 1919 TO 1932, WHEN HE TRANSFERRED TO ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE. HE WAS A SENIOR STAFF SARGEANT, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE AT LETHBRIDGE FROM MAY 1944 TO NOV. 1950. HE RETIRED IN 1950, THEN BECAME DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. FOLLOWING RETIREMENT, EDWARD BECAME A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION IN EDMONTON IN 1950/51, AND REMAINED A MEMBER UNTIL HIS PASSING; HE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THIS ASSOCIATION. SEE P20020090001-GA FOR COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD BUCHANAN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990088003
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-03
- Collection
- Museum
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