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 […]
Hero laid to rest: 51 years ago.
Last year a small dedicated group of people gathered to pay respects to one of Newfoundland’s great military heroes, Sgt. Thomas Ricketts. As the sun set, the group gathered around Ricketts headstone to perform a simple ceremony at 5:30 pm sharp in the Anglican Cemetery on Forest Road to mark the 50th Anniversary of his […]