Frederick Thompson


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
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
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.
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]
Author
Date Published 1942
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-17.1
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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
Author Thompson, F.A.
Date Published Jun. 30, 1941
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 13/4, Box 3
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