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Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Company Sergeant-Major, Cyril Gardner

Jan 9, 20223 min read

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...

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Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Barbed Wire & Shrapnel

Gerry Peddle

Dec 12, 20214 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,...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20B)

Gerry Peddle

Dec 5, 20213 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20A)

Gerry Peddle

Nov 28, 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...

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Gerry Peddle

Nov 7, 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,...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 19)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 31, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 18)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 24, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 17)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 16, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 16)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 9, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 15)

Gerry Peddle

Sep 19, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 14)

Gerry Peddle

Sep 12, 20214 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 13)

Gerry Peddle

Sep 5, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 12)

Samantha Cowan

Aug 29, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 11)

Gerry Peddle

Aug 7, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 10)

Gerry Peddle

Jul 31, 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 9)

Samantha Cowan

Jul 24, 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)...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 8)

Gerry Peddle

Jul 18, 20213 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...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 7)

Gerry Peddle

Jul 3, 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...

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Legacy at Talbot House - Every Man's Club

Samantha Cowan

Apr 19, 20212 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...

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