Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Derek Thomas Ivany
In memory of:
Constable Derek Thomas Ivany
June 25, 1971
St. Arthur, New Brunswick
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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December 23, 1946
Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
October 11, 1966
Cst. Ivany was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland. He loved sports, the outdoors, and spent much of his free time hunting, fishing and playing hockey. Cst. Ivany’s service was all in New Brunswick. On the night of his death, he was responding to a call of a shooting. He caught his outside wheels on the loose gravel of the shoulder causing the car to go out of control. Cst. Ivany was married to Elaine who had just lost a child a week before his death. Cst. Ivany is buried in the Anglican Cemetery at Grand Falls, NL.
Commemorated on Page 144 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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