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Scenes from the RNFLDR Memorial High School Hockey Championship Game
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment High School Hockey Tournament Opening Ceremony
2019 Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament
Once again this year the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum will be present as 16 hockey teams from all over Newfoundland battle it out to take home the Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup. The tournament runs from April 1 – 7 at the Paradise Double Ice Complex. Take a look at these players with connections to the famous Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
Second World War Veteran Passes Away
Gunner Leo Knox, one of the last surviving members of the storied 166th(Newfoundland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery has passed away at the age of 93, today he would have celebrated his 94th birthday.
Leo enlisted with the 166th as a teenager and joined the fabled unit in Italy in 1944. He later joined the St. John’s Fire Department where he served for 35 years and was instrumental in the development of the Fire Prevention Program.
Leo was a familiar site at memorial services at the National War Memorial on July 1 and November 11 where he stood proudly in remembrance of his fallen comrades.
Leo was an active member of the 166th Regimental Association and proudly carried the Regimental Colours to the Basilica to have them blessed. He had been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 71 years.
Leo will be fondly remembered as a hero and a gentleman.