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This is a list of those members of No. 1 Provost Corps, RCMP, who were killed in action or who died during the Second World War. The entries in bold are those who died and are buried in Italy. Note that the ranks cited are military ranks held at the time of death.
- 10063 Corporal Charles James Johnstone
(January 30, 1924 - May 1, 1941)
Lost at sea as a member of the RCMP Provost Company as a result of an enemy u-boat attack on the troopship NERISSA. Commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Halifax, NS.
- 11003 Lance Corporal Charles Floyd Patterson
(August 27, 1931 - November 25, 1941)
Accidentally killed while serving overseas with the No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England
- 12572 Lieutenant Peter Seddon Oliver
(June 22, 1935 - August 19, 1942)
Killed in action at Dieppe, France, while serving with the RCMP Provost Company.
- 13205 Lance Corporal James Harvard Delamere Bedlington
(November 1, 1938 - April 30, 1943)
Accidentally killed in a motorcycle accident in Scotland while serving with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England.
- 13064 Sergeant Terence Graham Newcomen Watts
(July 1, 1937- December 28, 1943)
Killed by shell fire while serving at Ortona, Italy, with the No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
- 12856 Lance Corporal Edison Alexander Cameron
(April 16, 1937 - December 28, 1943)
Killed in action while serving at Ortona, Italy, with No 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
- 13157 Lance Corporal David Charles Gardner Moon
(July 5, 1937- December 28, 1943)
Died as a result of shell fire wounds received in action while serving at Ortona, Italy, with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
- 12965 Lance Corporal Gordon Evan Bondurant
(July 1, 1937- January 8, 1944)
Died as a result of wounds from bomb fragments received in action while serving at Ortona, Italy with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
- 13678 Lance Corporal Kenneth Laurence d'Albenas
(September 6, 1940 - May 15, 1944)
Killed when the jeep he was riding in was destroyed by a Teller mine while serving in Italy with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
- 12398 Corporal John Francis Joseph Nelson
(June 19, 1934 - May 22, 1944)
Killed in action by shellfire while serving in Italy with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
- 12108 Corporal Donald Gilbert Stackhouse
(January 8, 1934 - May 31, 1944)
Killed when his motorcycle hit a Teller mine while serving in Italy with No. 1 Provost Company, RCMP. Buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.