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Plus I have the rifle and scope, albeit a bit well used and beat up but complete
Ransford was head of the Britishicon purchasing commission during WW II in both New York and Canadaicon. He seems a bit of an enigma as little is know of him and his work other than reference in the Canadian Inspection department diaries.
Numerous requests for info to the UK have fallen on deaf ears, however Mk. VII came through as usual and I did receive some interesting material on Ransford from him.
"Brigadier Ernest Merrill Ransford, CBE, veteran of the Great War, died
30 July, 2002, at Aldringham, Suffolk, at the great age of 105.
He was born in 1897, the son of Dr J.E. Ransford, of Birkdale,
Lancashire, and was educated at Clifton and the Royal Military
College.

Ransford was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment in
1916, served in the Great War, 1914-18, and the War of 1939-45 (UK,
Canada and the USAicon), Lieutenant-Colonel, 1940; Colonel, 1941;
Brigadier, 1944; retired from the army, 1952.

He was an Officer of the Legion of Merit, USA. He was appointed CBE in
1951.

His home at Aldeburgh, Suffolk was Way O'The Wind.

Brig. Ransford married in 1923, Janet Mary, (deceased), daughter of Dr
W.F.A. Clowes, of Colchester. There was one son of the marriage,
Richard (deceased), and one daughter, Cilla.

The funeral service is at Aldeburgh Parish Church, Suffolk, Wednesday
7 August, 2002, at 2 p.m."

Try Google;

seems to have been an interesting fellow.

There is a collection at the IWM which was apparently donated by him.
Recommendation for Award for Ransford, Ernest M Rank: Brigadier Regiment: ... | The National Archives