The Newfoundlanders in the Great War : the Western Front, 1916-1918, a social history and battlefield tour / by N.M. Christie.
The Newfoundlanders in the Great War : the Western Front, 1916-1918, a social history and battlefield tour / by N.M. Christie.
By
:
Christie, N. M.
Publication Date
:
2003
Publication Information
:
Ottawa : CEF Books,
Volume
:
10
Physical Description
:
130 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Battlefields -- France -- Guidebooks.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Battlefields -- Belgium -- Guidebooks.
Series
:
FOR KING & EMPIRE ;
Summary
:
Newfoundland was not part of Canada in the Great War. Her soldiers served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the British Army. They fought in every major battle, and were often caught in poorly planned attacks and that resulted in terrible casualties. They were Soldiers of Misfortune. In two battles on the Somme in 1916, Beaumont-Hamel and Guedecourt, they were wiped out. Twice in 1917, at Monchy and Masinieres the Regiment was decimated . This volume covers the five battlefields on which the Newfoundland Government erected the unique Caribou Monument; Beaumont-Hamel, Guedecourt, Monchy, Masinieres and Courtrai.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781896979236
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Arnold's Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Baie Verte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Bay Roberts | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Bay St. George South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Bell Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Bishop's Falls | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Bonavista | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Botwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Buchans | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Burgeo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Burin | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Cape St. George | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Carbonear | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Cartwright | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Centreville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Change Islands | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Clarenville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Codroy Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Cormack | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Cow Head | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Daniel's Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Fortune | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Fox Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Gaultois | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Glenwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Glovertown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Greenspond | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Harbour Breton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Harbour Grace | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Harry's Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Hermitage | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
L'Anse Au Loup | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Lark Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Lewisporte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Lourdes | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Lumsden | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Marystown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Musgrave Harbour - John B. Wheeler Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
New-Wes-Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Norris Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Norris Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Old Perlican | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Placentia | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Port au Port | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Port Saunders | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Pouch Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Ramea | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Robert's Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Seal Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Sop's Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
St. Alban's | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
St. Anthony | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
St. George's | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT NFIC NL - DISPLAY | Adult Non-Fiction NL Display | 940.4 C46 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 940.4 C46 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | 940.4 C46 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 940.4 C46 |
St. Lawrence | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Stephenville Crossing | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Summerford | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Trepassey | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Trinity Bay North | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Victoria | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Wabush | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Whitbourne | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Winterton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |
Woody Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.4 C46 |