Reg. #7
| Name: | Leslie Chaffey |
| Date of Birth: | Oct 2, 1910 |
| Location at Birth: | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of Passing: | Apr 15, 1996 |
| Location at Passing: |
Ranger Force Career
| Regimental Number: | 7 |
| Date Enlisted: | 1935 |
| Date Discharged: | Aug 1937 |
| Length of Service: | 2 years 1 month |
Posting History
| Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Harbour Detachment | Oct 1935 | 1937 |
| Forteau Detachment | 1937 |
Rank History
Beyond the Ranger Force
Occupation History
Clerk, family grocery store, St. John’s, pre-Ranger Force.
Manager at a Trading Store, Baine Johnston, Battle Harbour, post-Ranger Force.
Grenfell Mission, Mary’s Harbour.
X-Ray Technician, Myers Clinic Hospital, Philippi, West Virginia, USA; retired in 1978 after 51 years of service.
Priest, St. Paul’s and St. Matthias Episcopal Churches, Philippi, West Virginia, USA.
From the Library
| Newfoundland Ranger Force, First Contingent | ||
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| Date Published | 1935 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-16.1 | |
| Note | Top row, Identified (l-r): Les O' Reilly (Regt. #2); John Brown (Regt. #18); Allan Legrow (Regt. #22); Joe Delahunty (Regt. #9); Clar Robertson (Regt. #17); Les. Chaffey (Regt. #7); Harry Walters (Regt. #29); Brian White (Regt. #1); Harold Guzzwell (Regt. #23); Fred Noseworthy (Regt. #19). Centre row, Identified (l-r): Val. Duff (Regt. #21); Danny Corcoran (Regt. #14); Vince Nugent (Regt. #20); Howard Manston [Manstan] (Regt. #30); M. Christian (Regt. #26); Sgt. Major F. Anderton (RCMP); Ed L. Martin (Regt. #10); Frank Mercer (Regt. #25); Dave Morgan (Regt. #8); Jack Nichols (Regt. #12). Front row, Identified (l-r): Tom Curnew (Regt. #11); Gordon Fitzpatrick (Regt. #24); Ed English (Regt. #3); Clar Dwyer (Regt. #15); Ed Delaney (Regt. #16); Jack Thomas (Regt. #13); Charlie Summers (Regt. #6); Ron Peet (Regt. #27); Ian Glendinning (Regt. #28); Fred Beauchamp (Regt. #5); Major L. T. Stick, Chief Ranger and R.D. Fraser, Inspector Missing from photo: Harold Smith (Regt. # 4). F. Anderton was seconded from RCMP as training officer; he later became Chief Ranger. |
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| First nine of the Newfoundland Ranger Force to go to Labrador detachments | ||
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Author | |
| Date Published | 1935 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-18.1 | |
| Note | Identified, (l-r): Leslie Chaffey (Regt.#7); Harry Walters (Regt. #29); David Morgan (Regt. #8); Fred Noseworthy (Regt.#19); Sergeant Edward Martin (Regt. #10); Corporal Frank Mercer (Regt.#35); Edward English (Regt. #3); S. Morris Christian (Regt. #26); and Gladstone Guzzwell (Regt. #41). |
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| Conditions As They Are Here | ||
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Author | Chaffey, A. Leslie |
| Date Published | Nov. 19, 1935 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN31/14/Box 2 | |
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