Reg. #100
| Name: | Garfield A Anstey |
| Date of Birth: | Mar 2, 1920 |
| Location at Birth: | Springdale, Newfoundland |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of Passing: | Jun 4, 1985 |
| Location at Passing: | Gander, NL, Canada |
Ranger Force Career
| Regimental Number: | 100 |
| Date Enlisted: | Aug 14, 1941 |
| Date Discharged: | Jul 31, 1950 |
| Length of Service: | 8 years 12 months |
Posting History
| Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson’s Arm Detachment | Sep 1942 | Aug 31, 1947 |
| Fogo Detachment | Sep 1, 1947 | |
| St. Anthony Detachment | Sep 1942 |
Rank History
| Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 2nd Class | 1942 | Jul | 1 | 1942 | Nov | 30 |
| Ranger 3rd Class | 1941 | Aug | 14 | 1942 | Jun | 30 |
| Ranger 1st Class | 1942 | Dec | 1 | 1948 | Dec | 31 |
| Corporal | 1949 | Jan | 1 | 1950 | Jul | 31 |
Beyond the Ranger Force
Occupation History
Survey work, pre-Ranger Force.
RCMP until retirement on May 1, 1967 as Staff Sergeant.
Provincial Magistrate.
Provincial Judge.
From the Library
| Newfoundland Rangers posed with rifles | ||
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| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-36.1 | |
| Note | Identified: A. Garfield Anstey (Regt. #100); Dorman Foster (Regt. #98); Ralph Janes (Regt. #99); Roland Caines (Regt. #94) standing and Dudley Crowther (Regt. #91), Douglas Lloyd Small (Regt. #101) and Albert Mews (Regt. #96) kneeling. Note the Lee-Enfield rifles. Men standing outside Rangers Headquarters building, Whitbourne. |
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| Newfoundland Ranger A. Garfield Anstey (Regt. #100) | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-59.2 | |
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| Correspondence RE Cleaning and Renovation of Public Building, Fogo | ||
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Author | Martin, E.L.; Anstey, G.; Hopkins, L.W. |
| Date Published | Nov. 18, 1947 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 73/2/B, File BF 3/1 Fogo Public Building, Vol. 1 | |
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| Half-yearly Report, Jackson's Arm, 1945-07-01 to 1945-12-31 | ||
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Author | Anstey, G. |
| Date Published | Jan. 15, 1946 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 38/S2-5-2/Folder 23 Jackson's Arm | |
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