Reg. #45
| Name: | Robin Sparkes |
| Date of Birth: | 1911 |
| Location at Birth: | Whitbourne, Newfoundland |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of Passing: | Nov 16, 2005 |
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Ranger Force Career
| Regimental Number: | 45 |
| Date Enlisted: | Jul 6, 1936 |
| Date Discharged: | Sep 9, 1943 |
| Length of Service: | 7 years 2 months |
Posting History
| Detachment | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Blanche Detachment | Nov 26, 1936 | Nov 3, 1938 |
| Whitbourne Headquarters | Nov 3, 1938 | Dec 5, 1938 |
| Burin Detachment | Dec 5, 1938 | Dec 22, 1938 |
| Whitbourne Headquarters | Dec 22, 1938 | Mar 1, 1939 |
| Lewisporte Detachment | Mar 1, 1939 | Mar 22, 1939 |
| St. George’s Detachment | Mar 22, 1939 | Jun 24, 1939 |
| Lewisporte Detachment | Jun 24, 1939 | Sep 8, 1939 |
| Twillingate Detachment | Sep 8, 1939 | Oct 28, 1941 |
| Lewisporte Detachment | May 19, 1931 | May 25, 1941 |
| Fortune Detachment | Nov 2, 1941 | Sep 8, 1943 |
Rank History
| Rank | Start Y-M-D | End Y-M-D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger 2nd Class | 1939 | Jul | 1 | |||
| Ranger 1st Class | 1939 | Jul | 1 | |||
Beyond the Ranger Force
From the Library
| Newfoundland Rangers Robin Sparkes (Regt. #45) and Fred Beauchamp (Regt. #5) on ice near seal, investigating landsmen taking seals from the sealing ship Neptune | ||
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| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 128-51.1 | |
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| Newfoundland Rangers off duty, Ocean Pond | ||
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| Date Published | 1936 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-31.1 | |
| Note | Identified, (l-r): Ronald Peet (Regt. #27); Fred Beauchamp (Regt. #5); Clifford Gill (Regt. #38); Clarence Robertson (Regt. #17) and Robin Sparkes (Regt. #45) |
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| Newfoundland Ranger Robin M. Sparkes (Regt. #45) and wife Joyce Roberts | ||
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| Date Published | 1941 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, MG 612, Series VA 126-128 VA 127-43.1 | |
| Note | Ranger Sparkes is wearing the blue serge dress uniform of the Newfoundland Ranger Force. His wife was Joyce (nee Roberts) of Twillingate. |
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| Letter FROM Sparkes TO Chief Ranger RE Court House and Premises, St. George's | ||
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Author | Sparkes, R.M. |
| Date Published | Jun. 21, 1939 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 73/2/B, File BS 4/1 Vol. 1 | |
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| Correspondence RE Room Formerly Occupied by Rangers, St. Lawrence | ||
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Author | Sparkes, R.M. |
| Date Published | Oct. 23, 1950 | |
| Attribution | The Rooms Provincial Archives, GN 73/2/B, File BS 6/1 St. Lawrence Court Room & Post Office, Vol. 1 | |
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