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The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

in Saint-Pierre

  • The soldiers of Newfoundland and the Great War

  • A little known aspect of Newfoundland's history is its military history: like the French of St. Pierre and Miquelon, soldiers from what was then the Dominion of Newfoundland, crossed the Atlantic and fought on French soil during the First World War. They were part of what was to become, from 1918 onwards, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a distinction conferred by King George V to honour their feats of arms. This infantry regiment was, among the units of the British army, the one that...
    A little known aspect of Newfoundland's history is its military history: like the French of St. Pierre and Miquelon, soldiers from what was then the Dominion of Newfoundland, crossed the Atlantic and fought on French soil during the First World War. They were part of what was to become, from 1918 onwards, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a distinction conferred by King George V to honour their feats of arms. This infantry regiment was, among the units of the British army, the one that suffered one of the highest casualty rates during the war. A tragic history that has marked the particular identity of the island of Newfoundland and its Regiment throughout the 20th century.
  • Rates
    free admission
Schedules
  • From May 7, 2023
    until June 11, 2023
  • Monday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Thursday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Friday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Sunday
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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