Roll of Honor
Harold Arthur Gartside
Incident
Game Warden Harold Gartside drowned when his patrol boat capsized as he investigated illegal beaver traps. Game Warden Gartside and another man were checking beaver traps along the Missouri shores when the boat hit a snag and capsized south of Bainville near the Snowden Bridge. The boat's other occupant reached the shore and then searched for Gartside without success. His body was later recovered 20 miles downstream on June 24. Game Warden Gartside was a World War II Army veteran and had served with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Game Warden Gartside gave the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harold Arthur Gartside served in the Other (1942â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Game Warden Harold Arthur Gartside is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Arthur Gartside's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Arthur Gartside Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Arthur Gartside is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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