Reg. #120
| Name: | Earl L Brazil |
| Date of Birth: | Jun 28, 1922 |
| Location at Birth: | Battle Harbour, Newfoundland |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of Passing: | Sep 14, 1990 |
| Location at Passing: | St. John's, NL, Canada |
Ranger Force Career
| Regimental Number: | 120 |
| Date Enlisted: | Jun 26, 1942 |
| Date Discharged: | |
| Length of Service: |
Posting History
| Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Davis Inlet Detachment | Aug 1942 | |
| Hopedale Detachment | Mar 1943 | |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay Detachment | Feb 21, 1944 | May 16, 1944 |
| North West River Detachment | May 17, 1944 | Sep 1944 |
| St. John’s Headquarters | Sep 1944 | |
| Kilbride Headquarters | Mar 1943 | |
| Kilbride Headquarters | Feb 20, 1944 |
Rank History
| Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 3rd Class | 1942 | Jun | 26 | 1944 | Jan | 31 |
| Ranger 2nd Class | 1944 | Feb | 1 | |||
Beyond the Ranger Force
Occupation History
Radio Operator, Cape Dyer, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories
Wireless Operator, post-Ranger Force
From the Library
| 'BANK OF CANADA' Bank Notes attached re reimbursement for Ranger Brazil | ||
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Author | Martin, E.L. |
| Date Published | Aug. 24, 1944 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN31/3/B/DR7 | |
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| Newfoundland Rangers on lawn duty, Whitbourne | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1942 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-53.2 | |
| Note | Identified: Robert (Bob) Tilley (Regt. #102); Austin Vardy (Regt. #113); Lewis "Pop" Noseworthy (Regt. #122); Earl Brazil (Regt. #120); John (Jack) Howard (Regt. #110) and James (Jim) Bragg (Regt. #123). |
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| Newfoundland Ranger Earl Brazil (Regt. #120), Goose Bay detachment building | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 194- | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-40.2 | |
| Note | Note the Union Jack flag. |
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| Newfoundland Ranger Earl Brazil (Regt. #120) with Eli Netsman, guide and interpreter, Hopedale | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1942 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-43.1 | |
| Note | Eli Netsman, guide and interpreter for the Newfoundland Rangers and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Inuit Children on the left. |
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