
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 |
Rank History
Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Author | Peckford, E.G. |
Date Published | May 10, 1943 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 621, Box 19, File H | |
Note | Taken from Rangers Bulletin |
Newfoundland Rangers removing the cornerstone from Whitbourne barracks for transportation to St. John's | ||
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Author | |
Date Published | 1942 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-21.1 | |
Note | 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 | ||
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Author | |
Date Published | 1939 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-32.1 | |
Note | 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 | ||
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Author | |
Date Published | 193- | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-42.1 | |
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