Reg. #123
| Name: | James Bragg |
| Date of Birth: | Dec 9, 1920 |
| Location at Birth: | Pouch Cove, Newfoundland |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of Passing: | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Location at Passing: |
Obituary
BRAGG, James Robert, Sr. (retired Detective, Metropolitan Toronto Police) After a long, courageous battle with heart disease, James Robert Bragg, Sr. passed away at North York General Hospital on Tuesday, January 22, 2002, with his family at his side. He leaves his wife and best friend of over 50 years, Leon. He was a loving and supportive father to James Jr., Janet and her husband Wayne Welter, Lynda and her husband Fraser Lawrason. He was the proud grandfather of Cole, Jordan, Scott and Sean. Dear brother of Audrey Field. Family and friends will be received at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A. W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, January 25. Service in the chapel on Saturday, January 26 at one o'clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the North York General Hospital Foundation, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto M2K 1E1, or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 1920 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto M4S 3E2. The Globe and Mail, 2002-01-24
Ranger Force Career
| Regimental Number: | 123 |
| Date Enlisted: | Jun 30, 1942 |
| Date Discharged: | May 13, 1946 |
| Length of Service: | 3 years 11 months |
Posting History
| Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Bank Detachment | Sep 1942 | Sep 1943 |
| Hopedale Detachment | Sep 1943 | Nov 24, 1943 |
| Kilbride Headquarters | Nov 25, 1943 | Jan 17, 1944 |
| Stephenville Crossing Detachment | Jan 18, 1944 | Mar 1, 1945 |
| St. George’s Detachment | Mar 1, 1945 | |
| Fortune Detachment |
Rank History
| Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 3rd Class | 1942 | Jun | 30 | 1943 | Aug | 31 |
| Ranger 2nd Class | 1943 | Sep | 1 | |||
Beyond the Ranger Force
Occupation History
Fisherman, pre-Ranger Force
Metro Toronto Police Department for 27 years, post-Ranger Force
Sears Canada for 10 years
From the Library
| Newfoundland Rangers on lawn duty, Whitbourne | ||
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| Date Published | 1942 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-53.2 | |
| Note | Identified: Robert (Bob) Tilley (Regt. #102); Austin Vardy (Regt. #113); Lewis "Pop" Noseworthy (Regt. #122); Earl Brazil (Regt. #120); John (Jack) Howard (Regt. #110) and James (Jim) Bragg (Regt. #123). |
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| Newfoundland Ranger Jim Bragg (Regt. #123) with unidentified American military policeman, Stephenville | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 194- | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-45.1 | |
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| Half-yearly Report, St. George's, 1945-01-01 to 1945-06-30 | ||
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Author | Bragg, J. |
| Date Published | Sep. 18, 1945 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 38/S2-5-2/Folder 45 St. George's | |
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