Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Roy Eldon Laird
In memory of:
Constable Roy Eldon Laird
August 26, 1955
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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April 16, 1946
Cst. Laird was with the Saskatchewan Light Infantry in WWII. For his war service he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Italy Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, and the 1939-1945 War Medal. After the war he engaged with the RCMP. He served in Hamilton, ON, and several posts in Alberta. He died while on duty in a non-collision traffic accident on the Ranchville Road, near Medicine Hat, Alberta. Cst. Laird had a wife Ann and a son. He is buried in the Cemetery at Depot.
Commemorated on Page 110 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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Constable Roy Eldon Laird – © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police -
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Inscription on Grave marker – Photo courtesy of www.rcmpgraves.com -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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