Ewart Peckford


Reg. #44
Name: Ewart G. Peckford
Date of Birth: Oct 9, 1912
Location at Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland
Status: Deceased
Date of Passing: Jan 4, 1992
Location at Passing:

Ranger Force Career

Regimental Number: 44
Date Enlisted: Jul 7, 1936
Date Discharged: Jun 27, 1946
Length of Service: 9 years 12 months

Posting History

Detachment Start Date End Date
Whitbourne Headquarters Jul 1936 Jan 1942

Rank History

Rank Start Y-M-D End Y-M-D
Ranger 1st Class 1941 Jun 30
Corporal 1941 Jul 1 1942 Jun 30
Sergeant 1942 Jul 1 1943 Mar 31
Staff Sergeant 1943 Apr 1

Beyond the Ranger Force

Occupation History

Clerk and Bookkeeper, Marine Agencies, pre-Ranger Force.
Superintendent.
Department of Public Welfare, Province of Newfoundland.


From the Library

Issue and Receipt Voucher, FROM Q.M. Stores TO Dingwall, 1935-12-15
Author Q.M. Division; Dingwall, A.R.
Date Published Dec. 15, 1938
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 621, Box 19, Folder D
Note
A brief history of the system of fingerprint identification
Author Peckford, E.G.
Date Published May 10, 1943
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 621, Box 19, File H
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Taken from Rangers Bulletin

Newfoundland Rangers removing the cornerstone from Whitbourne barracks for transportation to St. John's
Author
Date Published 1942
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-21.1
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Identified: Nathan Penney (Regt. #80); Ewart Peckford (Regt. #44); Ambrose Hutchings and Edward Delaney (Regt. #16). Inscription on foundation stone reads: "Rangers Barracks foundation stone laid by Sir Murray Anderson KCB KCMG MVO Governor Sept. 28th. 1935". Ambrose Hutchings was the caretaker at the Whitbourne Ranger headquarters.

Newfoundland Rangers at formal dinner, Whitbourne
Author
Date Published 1939
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-32.1
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Identified: Albert Terry (Regt. #75); Ewart Peckford (Regt. #44); Edward P. Murphy (Regt. #33); Chief Ranger E.W. Greenley; David Howley (Regt. #60); Brian White (Regt. #1) and Charles Holland (Regt. #66)

Rangers in blue serge dress uniform.

Newfoundland Ranger Edward Delaney (Regt. #16) seated in car; Ranger Ewart Peckford (Regt. #44) standing outside automobile
Author
Date Published 193-
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-42.1
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