Wow thank you so much Pat
This is brilliant. So much so that I recognise a few more of the items from my grandfathers house. The clock is definitely the one he had. One of the carving sets, the silver thing with a strange shaped handle I am not sure if it was a cake tray or something similar.
Archi was inded a great athlete and a remarkable man.
He was apprecticed as a Cooper after he left school this was in 1891 on the census
1901 he was a police constable.
By 1906 when he emigrated to Canada to join the RCMP he had also been serving in the Scots Guards for 4 years.
He lived all over the place in Cananda. Indian Head Regina Sask. Niagara Falls Onrario.
He served in WW1 as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Took part in the Musical Ride
Was part of the Wembley Exhibition in 1924
was part of King George V1 Coronation in London 1935
received an MBE for services to the King
on retiring from the Mounties
He became chief of police of Charlottetown PEI and
was buried there at the peoples cemetery when he died in 1964 at 88 years old.
His descendants are still living on PEI to this day.
Kind Regards
Anonemouse
