Francis Hannon


Reg. #87
Name: Francis Joseph Hannon
Date of Birth: Apr 9, 1917
Location at Birth: Harbour Main, Newfoundland
Status: Deceased
Date of Passing: May 1974
Location at Passing:

Ranger Force Career

Regimental Number: 87
Date Enlisted: May 22, 1941
Date Discharged: Jul 31, 1950
Length of Service: 9 years 2 months

Posting History

Detachment Start Date End Date
Gander Detachment Jun 17, 1941
Bay L’Argent Detachment Sep 1942 Sep 1943
Flowers Cove Detachment Sep 1943 Nov 9, 1944
Kilbride Headquarters Nov 10, 1944 Dec 1944
Meadows Detachment Dec 1944
Marystown Detachment Jul 1, 1948 Jul 14, 1948
Kilbride Headquarters Jul 15, 1948 Aug 31, 1948
Gambo Detachment Sep 1, 1948 May 31, 1949
Hermitage Detachment Jun 1, 1949
Lewisporte Detachment Sep 1942
Petite Forte Detachment Jun 30, 1948

Rank History

Rank Start Y-M-D End Y-M-D
Ranger 3rd Class 1941 May 22 1942 Jun 30
Ranger 2nd Class 1942 Jul 1 1942 Nov 30
Ranger 1st Class 1942 Dec 1 1950 Jul 31

Beyond the Ranger Force


From the Library

Half-yearly Report, Bay L'Argent, 1943-01-01 to 1943-06-30
Author Hannon, F.
Date Published Jul. 12, 1943
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 38/S2-5-2/Folder 3 Bay L'Argent
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