The fighting Newfoundlander : a history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment

When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. Contents Message from the Colonel-in-Chief, 1964 Message from the Honorary Colonel, 1964 Message from the Honorary Colonel, 2006 Author's Preface Introduction to the Carleton Library Series Edition CHAPTER I: Before the First Regiment CHAPTER II: The Regiments of the 1700's CHAPTER III: Newfoundlanders in the War of 1812 CHAPTER IV: When War Came CHAPTER V: The First Five Hundred CHAPTER VI: Gallipoli CHAPTER VII: Reinforcing the Regiment CHAPTER VIII: Beaumont Hamel CHAPTER IX: Gueudecourt CHAPTER X: Sailly-Saillisel and Monchy-le-Preux CHAPTER XI: The Steenbeek and the Broembeek CHAPTER XII: Cambrai CHAPTER XIII: The German April Offensive CHAPTER XIV: The Advance to Victory CHAPTER XV: The Tradition Lives On APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Honour Roll, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War APPENDIX B: Honours and Awards, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War APPENDIX C: Battle Honours APPENDIX D: Articles of Engagement approved by Governor Richard Evans for the Newfoundland Volunteers, 1779 APPENDIX E: Proposals for Raising a Corps of Infantry in the Island of Newfoundland, September 12,1780 APPENDIX F: Extracts from the Regimental Orders of the Earliest Newfoundland Regiment APPENDIX G: Special Order of the Day by the Colonel, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) LIST OF SOURCES INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z "The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont Hamel where 710 of the 801 officers and men who took part in the assault were casualties. He also follows them to the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I." -- JSTOR