Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Herbert Edward Ransom
In memory of:
Second Class Constable George Herbert Edward Ransom
June 7, 1958
Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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O Division, Divisional Headquarters Toronto
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April 15, 1957
2/Cst. Ransom was awarded the Royal Life Saving Society for swimming and lifesaving ability. He accidentally drowned while on patrol in Lake Simcoe, near Georgina Island, Ontario. At the time of his death 2/Cst. Ransom was posted to the Divisional Headquarters in Toronto. He was engaged to Elaine Williams and buried in Melville, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 96 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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Second Class Constable George Herbert Edward Ransom – © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police -
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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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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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