Detachment Profile
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| Date Established: | 1939 |
Gander Detachment
Ranger Postings
| Last Name | First Name | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | Edward | May 11, 1941 | |
| Hogan | Michael | May 11, 1941 | |
| Macdonald | John | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Kane | Thomas | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Foley | James | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Hannon | Francis | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Tucker | Ephriam | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Doyle | Gerald | Jun 17, 1941 | |
| Percy | Graham | Jun 19, 1941 | |
| Noonan | Vincent | Jun 19, 1941 | |
| Smith | William | Jun 30, 1941 | |
| Foster | Dorman | Jan 28, 1942 | Feb 11, 1942 |
| Terry | Albert | 1943 | 1943 |
| Small | Douglas | ||
| Hogan | John |
Narratives
Library Items
| Supernumeraries training at Whitbourne; recruited by Newfoundland Ranger Force for special wartime duties | ||
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| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 1`28-22.2 | |
| Note | Supernumerary Rangers at target practice. One is firing what is possibly a Lee-Enfield No. 3 Mk. I rifle (Pattern 1914), while another observes with binoculars. The observer is possibly Sergeant Edward L. Martin (Regt. #10). Supernumerary Rangers were engaged for special duty, such as guarding installations in the new airport at Gander. Most of these Supernumeraries served less than one year. |
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| Supernumeraries training at Whitbourne; recruited by Newfoundland Ranger Force for special wartime duties | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-22.1 | |
| Note | Supernumerary Rangers at target practice. One is firing what is possibly a Lee-Enfield No. 3 Mk. I rifle (Pattern 1914), while another observes with binoculars. The observer is possibly Sergeant Edward L. Martin (Regt. #10). Supernumerary Rangers were engaged for special duty, such as guarding installations in the new airport at Gander. Most of these Supernumeraries served less than one year. |
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| Sergeant Edward L. Martin (Regt. # 10) with the Supernumeraries recruited for special wartime duties at Gander | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1939 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-23.1 | |
| Note | Supernumeraries recruited by Newfoundland Ranger Force for special wartime duties at Gander. Four of the Supernumeraries are holding rifles (possibly Lee-Enfield No. 3, MK. I, Pattern 1914). Supernumerary Rangers were engaged for special duty, such as guarding installations in the new airport at Gander. Most of these Supernumeraries served less than one year. |
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| Monthly Conditions, Gander, 1941-04 | ||
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Author | Mercer, C. |
| Date Published | May. 5, 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 13/4, Box 4, 1941-04 | |
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| Report on Patrol, Gander Bay 1935-11-26 | ||
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Author | White, B. |
| Date Published | Nov. 26, 1935 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 621, Box 4, File 67 | |
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