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This site displays samples of historic uniform and kit that were worn by Members of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP),
the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Images displayed on this site are held by various private collections.
This site is not affiliated with, nor sanctioned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or its wife.
All rights reserved. © 2010-2021 Ottawa CANADA
WEBMASTER: rcmp.collector@gmail.com
the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Images displayed on this site are held by various private collections.
This site is not affiliated with, nor sanctioned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or its wife.
All rights reserved. © 2010-2021 Ottawa CANADA
WEBMASTER: rcmp.collector@gmail.com
Marine & Air Services
Members in their traditional scarlet Review Order uniforms join Deputy Commissioner, Atlantic and Commanding Officer of H
Division (Nova Scotia), Steve Graham on the first official voyage of HMCS Preventor around the Halifax Harbour.
Patrol vessel MP 11 named after Sir George Arthur French (below).
Patrol vessel MP 11 named after Sir George Arthur French (below).
Staff Sergeant Ralph CONRAD (left), a decorated Marine Division member. Served
as a Special Constable in 1932; sworn as a Regular member in 1934; joined the RCN in 1939 as
a Lieutenant; re-engaged as a Sgt in 1948; S/Sgt promotion in 1953. He served in H Division.
The brown duty tunic includes brass shoulder titles, King's Crown cap and collar badges, S/Sgt chevrons and 4 visible five-year service stars. On his left side above his ribbons, a Marine Division appointment patch.
Medal group includes (l to r):
• the 1939-45 Star;
• the Atlantic Star;
• a Canada Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Bar;
• a 1939-45 War Medal with Oak Leaf Gallantry citation;
• and a George VI RCMP Long Service, Good Conduct Medal.
The brown duty tunic includes brass shoulder titles, King's Crown cap and collar badges, S/Sgt chevrons and 4 visible five-year service stars. On his left side above his ribbons, a Marine Division appointment patch.
Medal group includes (l to r):
• the 1939-45 Star;
• the Atlantic Star;
• a Canada Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Bar;
• a 1939-45 War Medal with Oak Leaf Gallantry citation;
• and a George VI RCMP Long Service, Good Conduct Medal.
UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Gendarmerie royale du Canada
Bilingual (left) and unilingual pilot's wings for uniform wear.
Review Order uniform pilot's wings - unilingual and obsolete.
These patches were never officially issued in gold wire.
These patches were never officially issued in gold wire.
Review Order uniform pilot's wings - bilingual.
These patches were never officially issued in gold wire.
These patches were never officially issued in gold wire.
Prototype of a bilingual metal pilot's wings - never formally adopted by
The Force because of the excessive cost for producing the small
quantity of needed badges.
Pegasus appointment patch for air crew.
Not officially issued in gold wire.
Not officially issued in gold wire.
Marine appointment patch for wear on duty
jackets, over the upper left pocket.
Cloth tab shoulder flash, (above) worn on the shoulder of
Marine Division, dark blue battle dress tunic. The tunic was
worn with a dark blue beret with metal cap badge.
Underwater Team member appointment
patch (above) and unofficial team patch
(left and right).
(left and right).
RCMP Marine Division ensign (unofficial) (above).
Water rescue suit with inflatible collar
These lapel pins are not officially issued
uniform item.
uniform item.
AIR SERVICE APPOINTMENT PATCHES
While not all of the patches pictured below were "officially issued", Members routinuely purchase and wear gold wire versions of their appointment patch - a practice that is not sanctioned, but is tolerated.
While not all of the patches pictured below were "officially issued", Members routinuely purchase and wear gold wire versions of their appointment patch - a practice that is not sanctioned, but is tolerated.
Marine Section cap
Chief Petty Officer.
Seaman in square rig.
2 Seamen (bookends), 3 officers (middle) and a Chief Petty officer.
Marine Section uniform, with wireless
operator qualification badge on sleeve.
Officer's and Petty Officer's Sleeve crown.
Seaman's badge.
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RCMP Marine Section
officer's forage cap - deep
blue, felt cap with a bullion
embrodiered badge with a
silver metal anchor in place
of the usual RCMP crest,
and RCMP on the riband.
The log book (left) of
RCMP Marine Division Member
S/9717 E.S. RUSHTON
from 1947 thru 1951
List of service on the
1. RCMP PB Chilcoot (MP63)
2. RCMP PB Chilcoot (MP63)
3. RCMP MacBrien (MP14)
4. RCMP St Roch
5. SS Imperial Welland
6. SS Imperial Welland
RCMP Marine Division Member
S/9717 E.S. RUSHTON
from 1947 thru 1951
List of service on the
1. RCMP PB Chilcoot (MP63)
2. RCMP PB Chilcoot (MP63)
3. RCMP MacBrien (MP14)
4. RCMP St Roch
5. SS Imperial Welland
6. SS Imperial Welland
Corporal R.J. Harries, R.C.M. Police aviation section,standing
in front of one of the Beechcraft Model 18 in the fleet,
Rockcliffe, Ontario.
Date: July 1948
Source: LAC / National Film Board of Canada
Text and image credit: Canadian Virtual Military Museum
The RCMP established its Air Services Unit in 1937 In that year, four de Havilland Dragonfly biplanes with blue fuselages and yellow wings joined the force along with eight member-pilots, based at Downsview airport. The base moved a few months later to Moncton, N.B. and the Dragonflies were called in to the service of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939, leaving the RCMP with a single Norseman aircraft.
Since then, RCMP Air Services operates more than 30 aircraft, maintains 19 Air Sections and employs 150 people nationwide. The airports in Moncton and Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador are currently the bases for RCMP aircraft in Atlantic Canada.
The Air Service was one of the early Canadian operators of the Noorduyn Norseman, when they added aircraft CF-MPI,to the RCMP Air Service in 1938.
Before closing out the '40s the Force would add the first of its fifteen Beavers to their fleet for patrolling across Canada's vast North.
Date: July 1948
Source: LAC / National Film Board of Canada
Text and image credit: Canadian Virtual Military Museum
The RCMP established its Air Services Unit in 1937 In that year, four de Havilland Dragonfly biplanes with blue fuselages and yellow wings joined the force along with eight member-pilots, based at Downsview airport. The base moved a few months later to Moncton, N.B. and the Dragonflies were called in to the service of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939, leaving the RCMP with a single Norseman aircraft.
Since then, RCMP Air Services operates more than 30 aircraft, maintains 19 Air Sections and employs 150 people nationwide. The airports in Moncton and Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador are currently the bases for RCMP aircraft in Atlantic Canada.
The Air Service was one of the early Canadian operators of the Noorduyn Norseman, when they added aircraft CF-MPI,to the RCMP Air Service in 1938.
Before closing out the '40s the Force would add the first of its fifteen Beavers to their fleet for patrolling across Canada's vast North.