RNFLDR annual Anzac Parade
The 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment held its annual parade to commemorate the British and French armies landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915. The annual parade took place on Saturday April 28 and coincided with the 223rd birthday celebrations of the Regiment whose birthday also falls on April 25. The Parade formed […]
Museum hosts Turkish Delegation
On Tuesday April 24, 2018 The Royal Newfoundland Regiment hosted a visit by a Turkish Delegation visiting Newfoundland and Labrador as a part of an information and discussion sessions to facilitate the placement of a Caribou Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey. Speaker of the House of Assembly Announces Caribou for Gallipoli. On April 25 the Turkish […]
Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup Championship Game and Presentation.
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Captain (ret) Ken Lutz presents banners at the Trail of the Caribou Series during the Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup
A veteran of eight campaigns and a member of the Military Order of Merit, Captain (ret) Ken Lutz presents the winning teams of the Trail of the Caribou series with banners representing one of four Caribous that were erected to commemorate the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s battles during the First World War. Lutz retired from the […]
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Tournament – Beaumont-Hamel Centennial Cup
The Museum in support of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment has been manning a booth at the annual Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament — the Beaumont Hamel Centennial Cup being held in Paradise this weekend. The organizers have created a fantastic event in memory of those who fought and died with the famous […]
Museum hosts visit of Canadian Army Commander LGen Wynnyk
On Friday, April 6, 2018 the commander of the Canadian Army paid a visit to The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum. LCol Norman Bull, LCol John MacDonald and LCol Barry Mackay, former commanding officers of the regiment were on hand to meet the general. The museum presented LGen Wynnyk with a book on the history of […]
Celebrate the Regiment’s 223rd Birthday April 25 with some cool swag
Great time to stock up and save on some cool swag. In celebration of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s 223 Birthday you can save 20% off your next purchase. Online Gift Shop If ordering more than one item please send your order to rnfldrmuseum@gmail.com so we can process your shipping costs. Please quote CELEBRATE in your […]
Private Lester Barbour #3907 died of wounds 100 years ago
One hundred years ago, on March 10, 1918, Private Lester Densmore Barbour, # 3709 of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the son of Edward and Mary Barbour of Newtown, Bonavista Bay died of wounds in Belgium. Lester joined the Newfoundland Regiment in the field on December 11, 1917. He was later wounded in the trenches on […]
Colonel in Chief Princess Mary Visit 1964
In 1964 the Colonel in Chief, Princess Mary of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment paid a visit to her regiment for the 50th Anniversary of the start of the First World War. She visited the troops and Veterans from both world wars in St. John’s and Corner Brook. She arrived in the Royal Yacht Britania. Our archives contain […]
Brigadier General (ret’d) Gordon Barnes Passes Away
On behalf of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum and our parent organization the Regimental Advisory Council in which Gordon Barnes was a member, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to the family of Brig. Gen. (ret’d) Gordon Barnes. Lt. Col. Gordon Barnes took over the command duties of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1978 […]