COLLAR

Description: OLIVE DRAB COLLAR. TOP PART OF COLLAR IS PRESSED DOWN. THERE ARE THREE BUTTONHOLES ON BOTTOM OF COLLAR. STAMPED ON INSIDE OF COLLAR IS "ALLAN QUALITY" "16 31 48" "16" "R.C.M.P.".

History: BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, EDWARD BUCHANAN. EDWARD WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL POLICE FROM 1919 UNTIL 1932, WHEN HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 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 RCMP VETERAN'S ASSOCATION 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. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A COLLAR DONATED BY TED BUCHANAN. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND FINDAGRAVE.COM STAFF SERGEANT EDWARD E. BUCHANAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 98 ON DECEMBER 15, 1998. HIS OBITUARY CREDITS HIM WITH 31 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE RCMP FOLLOWED BY 15 YEARS AS SUPERINTENDENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ALBERTA. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HE HAD BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, CHRISTENE BUCHANAN (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) FOR 76 YEARS. CHRISTENE PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 29, 1999, JUST SHY OF HER 100TH BIRTHDAY. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.