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Proud father. Davis Snedden receives the Metro Police Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously to his son, Constable Henry Snedden. Police Commission Chai(...)
Proud father. Davis Snedden receives the Metro Police Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously to his son, Constable Henry Snedden. Police Commission Chai(...)

Proud father. Davis Snedden receives the Metro Police Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously to his son, Constable Henry Snedden. Police Commission Chai(...)

Date2/22/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Proud father. Davis Snedden receives the Metro Police Medal of Honor; awarded posthumously to his son; Constable Henry Snedden. Police Commission Chairman Phil Givens presented the medal to the officer's father. Const. Snedden; 22; was shot in the chest at pointblank range with his own service revolver last September while trying to subdue a man on the porch of an Etobicoke house.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121795F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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