Canadian Virtual War Memorial
David Melvyn Perry
In memory of:
Second Class Constable David Melvyn Perry
June 7, 1958
Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
19879
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O Division, Orillia Detachment
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April 5, 1957
2/Cst. Perry 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. 2/Cst. Perry’s body was recovered 23 days after the accident. At the time of his death, he was posted at the Orillia Detachment. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in North Burnaby, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 95 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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Second Class Constable David Melvyn Perry – © 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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