Earl Rose


Reg. #124
Name: Earl Alexander Rose
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 1920
Location at Birth: St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
Status: Deceased
Date of Passing: Feb 21, 2005
Location at Passing: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Obituary

ROSE, Earl A. - (Nfld. Ranger/RCMP). Peacefully, at the Ottawa General Hospital, Monday, February 21, 2005, Earl Alexander Rose, in his 85th year. Beloved husband of Dorothy; loving father of Earl and Derek; cherished grandfather of Alexandra, Nicole and Colin. On behalf of Earl, his family wishes to extend their deepest appreciation to Dr. Sundaresan and the team at the Thoracic Division as well as Dr. Jones and the ICU Team. Visitation will be at Squires' Funeral Home, Eastport on February 25, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The funeral will be held on Saturday, February 26 at 2 p.m. at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Eastport. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery will follow.


Ranger Force Career

Regimental Number: 124
Date Enlisted: Jul 2, 1942
Date Discharged: Jul 31, 1950
Length of Service: 8 years 1 month

Posting History

Detachment Start Date End Date
Whitbourne Headquarters Jul 2, 1942 Sep 1942
Stephenville Crossing Detachment Sep 1942 Jan 1, 1943
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Detachment Jan 1, 1943 Aug 15, 1943
Bay L’Argent Detachment Sep 1943 Mar 1944
Port aux Basques Detachment Mar 1944 Aug 1944
Grand Bank Detachment Aug 1944 Sep 1946
Pushthrough Detachment Sep 1, 1945
Port au Port Detachment Sep 1, 1946
Hermitage Detachment Sep 1946 Aug 30, 1948
Kilbride Headquarters Sep 1, 1948
Burgeo Detachment Sep 1948 Nov 30, 1949
Glenwood Detachment Sep 1949 Jul 31, 1950
Kilbride Headquarters Dec 1, 1949 Jan 31, 1950
Glenwood Detachment Feb 1, 1950
Hermitage Detachment Aug 31, 1946
Kilbride Headquarters Sep 1943
Grand Bank Detachment Aug 31, 1945
Belleoram Detachment Mar 1944

Rank History

Rank Start Y-M-D End Y-M-D
Ranger 1st Class 1942 Feb 7 1942 Jun 30
Ranger 3rd Class 1942 Jul 2 1942 Nov 30
Ranger 2nd Class 1942 Dec 1 1943 Mar 31
Ranger 1st Class 1943 Apr 1 1950 Jul 31

Beyond the Ranger Force

Occupation History

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, pre-Ranger Force.
RCMP for over 25 years.


From the Library

Monthly Conditions, Hermitage, 1946-01
Author Rose, E.
Date Published Jan. 31, 1946
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 38/S2-5-2/Folder 21 Hermitage
Note