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 […]
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 […]