Ian King


Reg. #110
Name: Ian Grant King
Date of Birth: Aug 27, 1923
Location at Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland
Status: Deceased
Date of Passing: Jan 31, 2008
Location at Passing: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Ranger Force Career

Regimental Number: 110
Date Enlisted: May 28, 1942
Date Discharged: May 31, 1945
Length of Service: 3 years

Posting History

Detachment Start Date End Date
Whitbourne Headquarters May 28, 1942 Sep 1942
Stephenville Crossing Detachment Sep 1942 May 1943
Forteau Detachment Jun 1943 Nov 24, 1943
St. Andrew’s Detachment Oct 1943 May 1945
Kilbride Headquarters Nov 25, 1943 Dec 11, 1943
Codroy Valley Detachment Dec 12, 1943

Rank History

Rank Start Y-M-D End Y-M-D
Ranger 3rd Class 1942 May 28 1943 Mar 31
Ranger 2nd Class 1943 Apr 1 1944 Mar 31
Ranger 1st Class 1944 Apr 1

Beyond the Ranger Force

Occupation History

Customs Clerk, White Clothing Company and Crane Ltd., pre-Ranger Force.
Teacher, Adult and Visual Education.
Executive Director, Poliomyelitis Society of British Columbia.
Principal and Manager, Western Region, Stevenson & Kellogg Ltd., Management Consultants.
Self-employed consultant starting in 1980.


From the Library

Half-yearly Report, St. Andrew's, 1944-07-01 to 1944-12-31
Author King, I.
Date Published Jan. 29, 1945
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 38/S2-5-2/Folder 43 St. Andrew's
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