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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Service number:
S/3185
Age:
58
Rank:
Special Constable
Force:
RCMP
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Division:
O Division
Enlistment:
November 1, 1939
Death:
November 5, 1941
St. Catharines, Ontario
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S/Cst. Kent was a First World War veteran. He was hired during the Second World War as a Special Constable to guard vital domestic installations. S/Cst. Kent’s role was to guard Bridge No. 4 on the Welland Ship Canal. He died of injuries received when struck by an automobile while proceeding off duty on the Welland Ship Canal Bridge, St. Catharines, Ontario. S/Cst. Kent was only married eight months when he died. He is buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Special Constable Joseph Henry Kent
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 103 of the RCMP Book of Remembrance.
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