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Sgt. Nicholson was born in Ireland. He was the Force’s first chauffeur. He was promoted to Cpl. in 1916 and to Sgt. in 1919. In 1918 he went to war as part of the RNWMP Cavalry Draft. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Sgt. Nicholson was married to Margaret and had two children, Alice and Harold. He was killed while conducting a search for an illicit still. Sgt. Nicholson is buried in the RCMP Cemetery at Depot. Sergeant Richard Henry Nicholson Photo of Richard Henry Nicholson Photo of Richard Henry Nicholson
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Henry Nicholson served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Henry Nicholson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sergeant Richard Henry Nicholson is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Henry Nicholson's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Henry Nicholson Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Henry Nicholson is highlighted in Dec.
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