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	Luminus - Fall/Winter 2006/07 Vol. 31 No. 2 \| The Regiment Returns to Beaumont Hamel
		The First War Regiment was there in July and August and September 1916, just after Beaumont Hamel, and again in the fall of 1917, on their way to fight in what became known as the Battle of Poelcappelle.
		The men and women of today's regiment marched unto the field proudly and smartly, to the jaunty notes of “The Banks of Newfoundland,” the regiment's quick march now as it was then.
		The regiment was Newfoundland's first national effort, the first time that we as a people ever joined together in one common effort for one common purpose.
	www.munalum.ca /luminus/luminus2006/fall/beaumont (1511 words)

	The Spanish Flu of 1918-1919 \| Influenza Pandemic \| Medical Front WWI
		The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was a citizen's Army, one with and of the society from which it was raised.
		Newfoundland was a self governing Dominion in 1914, similar in status to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa (although without their size or population).
		The Newfoundland Regiment was sent to England on the outbreak of war, and was quite distinct from the Canadian forces (although it is said that over 3000 Newfoundlanders enlisted with the Canadians.
	www.vlib.us /medical/parsons.htm (3703 words)

	Welcome to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		Newfoundland received a colonial assembly in 1832, which was and still is referred to as the House of Assembly, after a fight led by reformers William Carson, Patrick Morris and John Kent.
		Newfoundland's long-standing Labrador boundary dispute with Canada was resolved to the satisfaction of Newfoundland and Canada (but not Quebec, the province that bordered Labrador) with the ruling, on April 1, 1927 by the Imperial Privy Council.
		The Protestants of Newfoundland outnumbered the Catholics at a ratio of 2:1.
	www.hometowncanada.com /nf (2518 words)

	Remembering Newfoundland and Labrador's War Heros
		Although Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans have fought with the forces of other nations and continue to distinguish thems elves today in the Canadian Armed Forces, it is with a special kind of pride that we remember the exploits of that Regiment.
		Originally formed in 1914, The Newfoundland Regiment, as it was known at the time, consisted of what many refer to as the "first 500" or "The Blue Puttees" in reference to the blue leggings worn by the men.
		In time, the proud men of the Newfoundland Regiment were given the opportunity they had wanted, a chance to fight for their Country.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2005/higgins111005.htm (1042 words)

	Newfoundland Memorial Gueudecourt
		The 88th Brigade, in which the Newfoundland Regiment was serving, was temporarily attached to the British 12th Division, which was holding Gueudecourt.
		By nightfall on October 10th the Newfoundlanders were manning a 450-metre section of the firing line on the northern outskirts of the village.
		Newfoundland bombing parties cleared and secured the vacated portion of Hilt Trench and with the Battalion's line suddenly doubled in length, all ranks began digging in the hard chalk to construct a new firing step and parapet and generally reverse the former German position.
	www.btinternet.com /~prosearch/DinnakenPage17.html (496 words)

	War of 1812 - Royal Newfoundland Fencible Regiment - History and Uniform
		The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was posted to Halifax in July 1800, and was disbanded there on 31 ]uly 1802, when the British Army was reduced according to the terms of the Treaty of Amiens.
		The largest group of the regiment was a detachment of 111 all ranks, which formed part ofthe garrison of Fort George at the mouth of the Niagara River.
		The regiment was formally disbanded on 24 June 1816.
	www.warof1812.ca /r_newfld.htm (1585 words)

	Story:Carnage at Beaumont Hamel - Canadawiki
		The 1st Newfoundland Regiment, one of the four battalions of the British 29th Division's 88th Brigade, were assigned to take the third enemy line with a battalion from the Essex Regiment.
		John's Road, the British support trench at Beaumont-Hamel; it was sculpted by Basil Gotto, and is the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
		Inscribed on three bronze tablets located at the base of the monument are the 814 names of those members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland Mercantile Marine who died at the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave.
	canadawiki.org /index.php/Story:Carnage_at_Beaumont_Hamel (821 words)

	The Royal Newfoundland Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Newfoundland became a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire on 26 September 1907.
		On September 20, 1915 the regiment landed at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli peninsula, where the British VIII Corps, IX Corps and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps had been attempting to seize control of the Dardanelles Strait from Turkey since the first landings on April 25.
		At Gallipoli the 1st Newfoundland Regiment faced snipers, artillery fire and severe cold, as well as the trench warfare hazards of cholera, dysentery, typhus, gangrene and trench foot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newfoundland_Regiment (1200 words)

	History
		The Newfoundland Regiment was formed as a British Imperial Force on 21 August, 1914, and it was reformed as a part of Canada's forces on October, 1949.
		Newfoundland was no different and on 21 August a proclamation was issued to send the Newfoundland Regiment (note not yet entitled Royal) overseas.
		In all, 43 members of the Newfoundland Regiment were killed and buried at Gallipoli and more died as a result of wounds and were buried in cemeteries at various locations depending on where they were when they drew their last breaths.
	www.angelfire.com /nf/jasonsweb/history.html (1746 words)

	Newfoundland and the Great War
		Newfoundlanders' patriotic commitment to the war effort at home, their involvement in great battles and individual accomplishments on the European battlefields, and the horrific losses suffered by Newfoundland's regiments are paid tribute to on the Newfoundland and the Great War web site.
		The section on the Newfoundland Regiment is divided into Training, which depict recruits clothed in military garb and completing training exercises prior to departure.
		Overseas outlines major battles in which the regiment was involved, including diaries and personal letters from soldiers, newspaper accounts of the Regiment in action and photographs from battlefields.
	www.publichistory.org /reviews/View_Review.asp?DBID=52 (2432 words)

	Newfoundland Regiment: Gallipoli
		The regiment’s first encounter with the realities of war on the Gallipoli Peninsula was mild in relation to subsequent events on the Western Front.
		Nevertheless, it was at Gallipoli that the regiment received its baptism of fire, during which it acquired a reputation for steadfastness and courage.
		On August 19, 1915, the Newfoundland Regiment received word that it was to be sent to Gallipoli and assigned to the 88th Brigade as part of the 29th Division of the British Army.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /greatwar/articles/gallipoli.html (328 words)

	Terra Nova Greens: Newfoundand's Military Heritage
		Hugh Walter McWhirter of Humbermouth became the first member of the Newfoundland Regiment to be killed in action in the First World War, when he was hit by a Turkish shell at Gallipoli in the eastern Mediterranean.
		The decision to involve the Newfoundland Regiment in the fighting at Gallipoli was made in the summer of 1915.
		While 22 members of the regiment were killed in the line of fire, and eight others died later from their wounds, it was the horrible conditions in the trenches which caused severe illness (and in 10 cases the deaths) of many hundreds of Newfoundland soldiers.
	www.infonet.st-johns.nf.ca /providers/green/jingo68.html (917 words)

	Trail Of The Caribou Issue
		The phrase, "Trail of the Caribou" is said to have originated with Lt. Col. Nangle, Roman Catholic Chaplain of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
		The badge of the Regiment consisted of the head of a caribou over a ribbon lettered "Newfoundland".
		Newfoundland's sailors could literally be found everywhere on the sea, which would account for the fact that the colony lost more sailors than all other British Dominions and Colonies combined.
	www.geocities.com /nfldandlab/index.html (222 words)

	19 Regiment RA - Regimental History
		The Regiment suffered grievous losses during the Battle of the Somme supporting the Newfoundland Regiment; the Battle of Arras; Battles of the Ypres salient; the battle of Cambrai; the Battles of Lys, the advance to victory and the Final Advance in Flanders.
		In 1995, 19th Regiment was flown from the UK at very short notice into action in Bosnia to fire their guns “in anger” as part of Operation Deliberate Force in which the UN raised the 3 year siege of Sarajevo.
		The Regiment is fiercely proud of its Highland traditions and of the privilege of wearing the Hunting Robertson tartan of Clan Donachaidh.
	www.army.mod.uk /19regtra/regimental_history.htm (683 words)

	The Canadian Great War Homepage: History of the CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) Army. Find Military Ancestors & ...
		On the 20th December the British withdrew from Suvla and the Newfoundland Regiment was sent to Cape Helles to assist in the final withdrawal of British forces.
		The Newfoundland Regiment was moved to France on the 22nd of March 1916, and there they began the task of rebuilding the tattered remnants of the unit in preparation for there next engagement on the Somme.
		The Newfoundland Regiment was again rebuilt and went on to fight at Monchy and Cambrai and would be granted the title of Royal in recognition of its conduct in the defense of Masnieres.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ww1can/nfld.htm (891 words)

	The Newfoundland Regiment Memorial at Monchy-le-Preux
		The Newfoundland Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Forbes-Robertson, was on the right and the 1st Battalion Essex Regiment on the left.
		The Essex Regiment had taken part of the objective but the Newfoundlanders were being badly hit by machine gun fire.
		Although the Newfoundlanders pressed on, German counter-attack battalions were swiftly deployed against them and soon the battalion found itself being attacked from three sides.
	www.webmatters.net /monuments/ww1_newf_monchy.htm (444 words)

	Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Newfoundland
		Newfoundland and Labrador Constitutional Documents This reference collection is being assembled to provide ready access to the important documents which illustrate the evolution of Newfoundland and Labrador as a British colony, self-governing dominion, and province of Canada.
		Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage The purpose of this web site is to furnish a wide range of information and analysis on the history, geography, population, culture, and society of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Newfoundland Great War Heritage Project This website is intended to assist family, schools, and other researchers conducting Newfoundland and Labrador genealogical, and cultural heritage research by providing a searchable database of the Newfoundland Regiment (1914-1918) nominal roll index.
	www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/newfoundland.html (1288 words)

	Royal Newfoundland Regiment
		In 1917, King George V bestowed the pre-fix " Royal " on the Regiment for its significant role in the battle of Cambrai.
		During the ice storm of 1998 the Regiment was called upon to participate in Operation RECUPERATION and provide relief and assistance to communities in the western Ottawa area.
		The unofficial proud motto of the regiment is drawn from the comments of a British Corps commander during WWI who summed up his praise and respect for the Newfoundlanders by describing them as......
	www.angelfire.com /nf/2558rcacc/rnr.htm (302 words)

	Newfoundand's Military Heritage
		Newfoundland's military heritage begins with the sad story of clashes between the Beothuk Indians and European fishermen.
		The Regiment was reorganized in 1808, into five companies and served as seamen and marines with the Naval Squadrons on the Great Lakes, in Upper Canada.
		Infact, it was not until the conscription crisis of 1917, that the Newfouundland government took formal control of administrating and regulating the Newfoundland Regiment.
	www.infonet.st-johns.nf.ca /providers/green/jingo69.html (2035 words)

	Newfoundland's Role at Beaumont Hamel to be Swept from History
		The thing of it is that the men from Newfoundland and Labrador who died in that battle were fighting for the Country of Newfoundland, not for Canada.
		I guess someone forgot to mention to this brain trust that hundreds of men from the Country of Newfoundland died during WWI and the military men and women from this province should be given the opportunity to express their pride and remembrance for their ancestors.
		It’s a sad day when a country fights and gives up the lives of its men on the battlefield of a foreign land only to be told on the 90th anniversary of one of those battles that the descendants of those men will not be permitted to salute the anthem they fought and died for.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2006/higgins063006.htm (739 words)

	Newfoundland Regiment
		Although this Regiment was formed in Newfoundland and was continually reinforced from Newfoundland it was actually part of the British Army.
		Adjacent to and now part of Canada, Newfoundland was until 1949 a self-governing dominion with status equal to that of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the other dominions.
		Formed in Newfoundland in Aug 1914 attached to the 1st Canadian Division.
	www.warpath.orbat.com /regts/newfoudland.htm (61 words)

	News and Press Releases
		When the Regiment, with the permission of the Minister of National Defence, asked me to be their Honorary Colonel, I accepted their offer enthusiastically, in part because of the honour itself but far moreso because to do so re-established the tradition that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the Regiment's Honorary Colonel.
		The Royal Newfoundland Regiment carried two Colours, in keeping with the traditions of the British army and the Canadian army.
		The Regiment's Colours are the physical symbol of that battle, and of all the other engagements in which our forefathers fought during the Great War - whether they did so as members of the Regiment, in other elements of the British army or under the White Ensign of the Royal Navy.
	www.mun.ca /govhouse/news-oct21_04.html (2319 words)

	The War Amps: Canada's Military Heritage - First World War: The Blue Puttees - Part I (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Every inhabitant of this province of Newfoundland and Labrador, they all know the story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and what that regiment did in World War I, and it is a very remarkable story.
		What these magnificent Newfoundland troops did, however, is now part of the history of all of Canada, and we can all share in the pride of their achievements.
		For the next 44 years, there was no military organization in Newfoundland, and of course, this was to have a singular effect on almost everything which happened to the Newfoundland Regiment, certainly when compared with units of the Canadian Forces of that day.
	www.waramps.ca /military/wwi/blpt.html (3981 words)

	The Fighting Newfoundlander A History of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment G. W. L. Nicholson Newfoundland Books
		The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort.
		Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont Hamel where 710 of the 801 officers and men who took part in the assault were casualties.
		The Fighting Newfoundlanders is an illuminating history of the Blue Puttees and their community.
	www.tidespoint.com /books/fighting_newfoundlander.shtml (273 words)

	Newfoundlanders at Beaumont-Hamel
		The Newfoundland regiment (as part of the British army) was assigned the section of the line at Beaumont-Hamel.
		The bravery of the Newfoundlanders was as undeniable: their chances for success practically non-existent.
		The bronze Caribou Stag is the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
	home.ca.inter.net /~cstephens/beaumont_hamel (395 words)

	Beaumont-Hamel and the battle of the Somme: The Newfoundland Regiment
		Due to a shortage of material the first conscripts into the regiment (which only ever had the one battalion) were required to wear blue puttees.
		The regiment would eventually see service throughout France and Belgium and their passage can be followed through their five Caribou Memorials.
		Their service to the British Crown was to be recognised in 1918 by the addition of ROYAL to their title, and the Regiment would be the only one to receive such an honour.
	www.webmatters.net /france/ww1_beaumont.htm (517 words)

	THOMAS RICKETTS VC
		The Victoria Cross and other medals awarded to Sergeant Thomas Ricketts, 1st Bn, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, were donated to the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, on the 22nd October 2003 by his widow, Mrs.
		Thomas Ricketts was born on the 15 April 1901 at Middle Arm, White Bay, Newfoundland, son of John Ricketts, a fisherman, and Amelia Ricketts.
		As he was shortly due to return home to Newfoundland, the King instructed that Ricketts should proceed by train to Sandringham, the sovereign's country estate in Norfolk, where he would be invested with his Victoria Cross.
	www.victoriacross.org.uk /bbricket.htm (574 words)

	PC Newfoundland and Labrador (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was at Beaumont Hamel on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme that the Newfoundland Regiment fought its first engagement in France - and its costliest of the whole war.
		The Regiment was one of four battalions of the 29th Division's 88th Brigade.
		From their starting position in the British support trench known as St. John's Road, the Newfoundlanders had to cross some 230 metres of fire-swept ground before they reached even their own front line.
	www.pcparty.nf.net /july1.htm (556 words)

	Newfoundland Books - Memoirs of a Blue Puttee - Tide's Point
		My husband Peter's father, Anthony James Stacey, was a veteran of the first World War, indeed he was a Blue Puttee, one of the famous First Five Hundred volunteers in the Newfoundland Regiment.
		He wrote his memoirs of the First World War in longhand during-the 1960s and they were typed up by a daughter-in-law, Rose, wife of his son, Robert.
		This book is dedicated to all veterans of war, including my own dad, Martin Edwards of Gander, who served overseas with the RAF 125 Newfoundland Squadron during the Second World War.
	www.tidespoint.com /books/blue_puttee.shtml (431 words)

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