John Channing


Reg. #78
Name: John Channing
Date of Birth: Mar 1920
Location at Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland
Status: Deceased
Date of Passing:
Location at Passing:

Ranger Force Career

Regimental Number: 78
Date Enlisted: Jan 24, 1941
Date Discharged: Sep 21, 1943
Length of Service: 2 years 8 months

Posting History

Detachment Start Date End Date
Kilbride Headquarters Sep 1942 Jan 6, 1943
Burin Detachment Jan 7, 1943 May 12, 1943
St. Andrew’s Detachment May 13, 1943
Hopedale Detachment Sep 1942
St. George’s Detachment
Tomkins Detachment

Rank History

Rank Start Y-M-D End Y-M-D
Ranger 3rd Class 1942 Jun 30
Ranger 1st Class 1942 Jul 1

Beyond the Ranger Force

Occupation History

Merchant sailor, post-Ranger Force.


From the Library

Monthly Conditions, Hopedale, 1941-11
Author Channing, J.
Date Published Dec. 1, 1941
Attribution The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 13/4, Box 4, File 2
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