
Reg. #62
Name: | Frederick Thompson |
Date of Birth: | Dec 14, 1917 |
Location at Birth: | St. John's, Newfoundland |
Status: | Deceased |
Date of Passing: | Jun 13, 1991 |
Location at Passing: |
Ranger Force Career
Regimental Number: | 62 |
Date Enlisted: | Aug 16, 1937 |
Date Discharged: | Jul 31, 1942 |
Length of Service: | 4 years 12 months |
Posting History
Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
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Whitbourne Headquarters | Aug 16, 1937 | Dec 1937 |
Port aux Basques Detachment | Dec 16, 1937 | |
Port aux Basques Detachment | Dec 1937 | May 1939 |
Tomkins Detachment | May 1939 Jun 1940 | Sep 1939 Jun 1942 |
Badger Detachment | Sep 23, 1939 | Jun 1940 |
Tomkins Detachment |
Rank History
Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
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Ranger 2nd Class | 1939 | Jun | 30 | |||
Ranger 1st Class | 1939 | Jul | 1 |
Beyond the Ranger Force
Occupation History
Radio Operator, Royal Canadian Air Force, post-Ranger Force.
Radio Operator, Transport Canada.
Inspector in Charge, Radio Regulations, Newfoundland and Labrador.
From the Library
Questionnaire Response, Thompson, F. A. | ||
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Author | Thompson, F.A. |
Date Published | Mar. 7, 1981 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 621, Box 14, 50th Anniversary folder | |
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Newfoundland Rangers group portrait [following crash of RAF Lockheed Hudson] | ||
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Date Published | 1942 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-17.1 | |
Note | Standing: James Tompkins, Afton Farm, Tompkins; Newfoundland Ranger Harry Walters (Regt. #29); Captain J. Shaw-Webb, Pilot, R.A.F. Ferry Command; Officer L.A. Caldwell, R.A.F. Ferry Command. Front row: Ronnie Bethune, Agricultural representative; Newfoundland Ranger Fred Thompson (Regt. #62), Codroy Valley detachment, Tompkins; Navigator G.A.L. Webby, Royal New Zealand Air Force. |
Monthly Conditions, Codroy Valley, 1941-06 | ||
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Author | Thompson, F.A. |
Date Published | Jun. 30, 1941 | |
Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 13/4, Box 3 | |
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