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Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Company Sergeant-Major, Cyril Gardner
COMPANY SERGEANT - MAJOR CYRIL GARDNER Company Sergeant-Major Gardner was the only member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment to be...
Gerry Peddle
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Barbed Wire & Shrapnel
Barbed Wire & Shrapnel ^^^ Barbed wire from the Western Front and heavy iron shrapnel found near Ovillers-la-Boisselles, (Somme,...
Gerry Peddle
Dec 12, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20B)
The Seventh Caribou ^^^ The Final Caribou, installed 100 years later on Caribou Hill, Gallipoli “Those heroes who shed their blood in...
Gerry Peddle
Dec 5, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20A)
The Sixth Caribou ^^^ The Caribou, by (Sculptor) Basil Gotto; " The memorial is that of a large bronze caribou standing on a rocky...
Gerry Peddle
Nov 28, 20213 min read
Talbot House - Toc H
An oasis of serenity in a world gone mad ^^^ The Talbot House, otherwise known as Toc H in Poperinge Flanders, is a home away from home,...
Gerry Peddle
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 19)
Tommy Ricketts ^^^ Private Thomas Ricketts, a Boy Soldier who enlisted at the age of 15, became the youngest soldier in the British Army...
Gerry Peddle
Oct 31, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 18)
Soldiers who were Boys. ^^^ Private John Lambert enlisted in St. John’s at the age of 16 and was killed in the Battle of Langemarck in...
Gerry Peddle
Oct 24, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 17)
The Danger Tree Replica of the Danger Tree (left). Y Ravine Cemetery in the background. Some suggest that the healthy new trees adjacent...
Gerry Peddle
Oct 16, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 16)
Forget Me Not Legend has it that when God was naming flowers, a little plant called out to Him, saying: "Forget-Me-Not, O Lord.” …..God...
Gerry Peddle
Oct 9, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 15)
Padre Thomas Nangle ^^^ Pictured above by @NLHistory Padre Thomas Nangle was the heart and soul of the regiment. He referred to the men...
Gerry Peddle
Sep 19, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 14)
1918 – HARELBEKE / COURTRAI ^^^ Pictured above Royal Newfoundland Regiment Crossing the Rhine into Germany, December 13, 1918 Pictured...
Gerry Peddle
Sep 12, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 13)
CHRISTMAS 1917 ^^^ Pictured above The Royal Newfoundland servicemen at Christmas in 1915. While the B.E.F. received annual leave for...
Gerry Peddle
Sep 5, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 12)
The Battle of Cambrai “I don’t care what happens to me now; I have commanded the most wonderful troops in the world, who have fought the...
Samantha Cowan
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 11)
The third Batte of Ypres 1917, and Masnieres ^^^ Langemarck, 1920. The mound in the distance is all that remains of the church. (From...
Gerry Peddle
Aug 7, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 10)
Problems in Scotland ^^^ Ayr Scotland, training base for the newly recruited Newfoundlanders. Read more about Newfoundlanders lasting...
Gerry Peddle
Jul 31, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 9)
The Battle of Arras. Part II – The SCARPE ^^^ The Rooms: Outcome at the Battle of Arras for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (source)...
Samantha Cowan
Jul 24, 20214 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 8)
The Battle of Arras. Part I – Monchy le Preux ^^^ The Monchy Ten - Every bullet they fired was made to count. On Easter Monday, April...
Gerry Peddle
Jul 18, 20213 min read
Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 7)
October 12, 1916 – GUEUDECOURT ^^^ The Caribou at Guedecourt - you'll notice the remnants of the105 year old Hilt Trench has been...
Gerry Peddle
Jul 3, 20213 min read
Legacy at Talbot House - Every Man's Club
Welcome to Talbot House - your home away from home In this special recording, Simon shares with Sam what his experiences have been like...
Samantha Cowan
Apr 19, 20212 min read
