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We Shall Remember Them
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The Military Police Memorial Roll (MPMR) recognizes the men and women of Canada’s Military Police who died while serving their country as well as those whose death after returning to civilian life was related to their military service.
The Memorial Roll was initiated by the students of Military Police Officer Course 2001 (Battista Platoon) in February 2020 as a class project. The CMPA is pleased to host the MPMR online and will continue adding the names of other fallen members who are found to meet the criteria for inclusion (available here). For the purpose of the MPMR the term Military Police includes everyone who served with a military policing organization in any of the pre-unification military services of Canada. However, it does not include those who were assigned only to regimental police duties.
The highlighted rows distinguish those members who are known to have died "in the line of duty."
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Photo and graphics credits: DND, Susan Dziedziejko, Louis-Marie Goyette, Lew Johnstone and Paul Thobo-Carlsen.
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Anyone with information regarding the completeness or accuracy of this roll is encouraged to contact the CMPA Director of History & Heritage at: cmpahistory@gmail.com.
NAVIGATION: The roll may take a few seconds to load depending on your internet connection. Use tabs at the bottom of the roll to switch between time periods, and the vertical/horizontal scroll bars to view hidden information. Searches of each tab may be done using your browser's "find" function or by typing Ctrl+F to bring up a search box.
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A/ - Designates an acting rank
AB - Able Seaman (now called Sailor 2nd Class) AFP - RCAF Air Force Police trade (operated worldwide from 1955 to 1968) APM - Assistant Provost Marshal (officer designated with special powers to lead military police activities and units) BEM - British Empire Medal (meritorious service award) CAF - Canadian Armed Forces (Canada's single unified military service from 1 Feb 1968 to present) Capt - Captain CD - Canadian Forces Decoration (long-service award) CFB - Canadian Forces Base (abbreviated BFC in French) CFS - Canadian Forces Station (abbreviated SFC in French) CMP - Canadian Military Police (operated in England only from Nov 1914 to 2 Apr 1918. The acronym then continued as a short form for the Corps of CMP) CMPC - Canadian Military Police Corps (operated in North America only from 1 Apr 1918 to mid-1920) CMPC Spec Gd - Canadian Military Police Corps "Special Guard" (operated in Canada only from Sep 1919 to mid-1920) Corps of CMP - Corps of Canadian Military Police (operated overseas only from 3 Apr 1918 to early 1920) Cpl - Corporal CProC - Canadian Provost Corps (operated worldwide from 1940 to 1968) CQMS - Company Quartermaster Sergeant CSM - Company Sergeant Major (used as a rank during the First World War; later used only as an appointment designation) CWO - Chief Warrant Officer GC - George Cross (award for heroism/courage in the face of danger) DSO - Distinguished Service Order (award for meritorious or distinguished service by commissioned officers in wartime) GMP - Garrison Military Police (operated in Canada only from Aug 1914 to 14 Sep 1917) LAC - Leading Aircraftsman (RCAF equivalent to LCpl) LCpl - Lance Corporal Ldg Ptlmn - Leading Patrolman (equivalent to pre-unification LS and Cpl ranks) Lt - Lieutenant LS - Leading Seaman (now called Sailor 1st Class) MAA - Master-at-Arms (navy Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer who supervises and coordinates regulating duties. Prior to 1920 they supervised the Ship's Police). Maj - Major MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire (1st level chivalry award for notable service or gallantry) |
MC - Military Cross (award for distinguished and commendable service in battle)
MCpl - Master Corporal MID - Mention in Dispatches (award for valiant conduct, devotion to duty, or other distinguished service in combat or near-combat conditions) MM - Military Medal (bravery award) MMP - Military Mounted Police (MPs who rode horses or bicycles for mobility) MP Br - Military Police Branch (2000 to present) MP (CC) -Military Police of the Canadian Corps (operated in France and Belgium only from 13 Sep 1915 until May 1919. From 3 Apr 1918 onward its personnel were mainly drawn from the Corps of CMP) MP CEF - Military Police, Canadian Expeditionary Force (operated in North America only from 15 Sep 1917 to 31 Mar 1918) MPO - Military Police Officer (commissioned officer classification name, used from 2000 onward) MSM - Meritorious Service Medal (award for performing a deed or activity to a very high standard, which brings benefit or honour to the Canadian Forces) MWO - Master Warrant Officer NDHQ - National Defence Headquarters NSPS - Naval Shore Patrol Service (operated in Canada only from 1943 to 1946) OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2nd level chivalry award for meritorious or gallant service) PO2 - Petty Officer 2nd Class (naval equivalent to Sergeant) Pte - Private Ptlmn - Patrolman (equivalent to pre-unification Able Seaman and LCpl ranks) RCN Reg Br - Royal Canadian Navy Regulating Branch (operated worldwide from 1919 to 1960) RPO - Regulating Petty Officer RSM - Regimental Sergeant Major (appointment designation) Secur Br - Security Branch (1968 to 1999) Secur O - Security Officer (commissioned officer classification name, used from 1968 to 1999) Sgt - Sergeant SM - Sacrifice Metal (awarded for injuries or death related to military service) SP - Royal Canadian Air Force Service Police (from 1940 to 1953) and RCAF Security Police (from 1953 to 1955) SSgt - Staff Sergeant (pre-unification rank equivalent to WO) Svc No. - Service Number (also known as Regimental Number before unification) WO - Warrant Officer WO1 - Warrant Officer Class I (pre-unification rank equivalent to CWO) WO2 - Warrant Officer Class II (pre-unification rank equivalent to MWO) QMS - Quartermaster Sergeant (appointment designation) |
Notes:
1. The honours listed include only those medals and decorations for which the use of post-nominals has been approved by the Canadian Government, as well as the Mention in Dispatch (MID) award. For the sake of brevity, campaign, mission, commemorative and other medals are not listed. The honours shown are based on the documentary evidence currently available to us and may not always be complete.
2. The CAF used each member's Social Insurance Number (SIN) as their service number from 1968 until the 1990s when this practice was stopped for privacy reasons. Subsequently, the CAF assigned new service numbers with one letter followed by eight digits. The CMPA has chosen not to display the SIN numbers of those members who died during the period when these were being used.
3. DISCLAIMER: This Military Police Memorial Roll is published by the CMPA and shall not to be construed as having any endorsement by the Canadian Armed Forces or the Department of National Defence. The CMPA may add to or amend this roll at its sole discretion as new information comes to light.