Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1914-1919

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During the First World War Newfoundland was a largely rural Dominion of the British Empire with a population of 240,000 people, and not yet part of Canada. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 led the Government of Newfoundland to recruit a force for service with the British Army. Even though the island had not possessed any formal army organization since 1870, enough men soon volunteered that a whole battalion was formed, and later maintained throughout the war.

Governor Davidson strongly felt that the Newfoundland Regiment deserved special recognition for its actions during the battles of Ypres and Cambrai. His request to the British Government to add the prefix Royal to the regiment's name was granted and George V bestowed the regiment with the prefix in December 1917. This was the only time during the First World War that this honour was given and only the third time in the history of the British Army that it has been given during a time of war.

Battle Honours

• Somme, 1916
• Albert (Beaumont Hamel), 1916
• Le Transloy
• Arras, 1917
• Scarpe, 1917
• Ypres, 1917, 18
• Langemarck, 1917
• Poelcappelle
• Cambrai, 1917
• Lys
• Bailleul
• Kemmel
• Courtrai
• France and Flanders, 1916–18
• Gallipoli, 1915–16
• Egypt, 1915–16

Links

• The Rooms, Military Service Files
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment#Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment_1914%E2%80%931919
• https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-regiments-greatest-victory-was-at-monchy-le-preux-25044/