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The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Armorial Description
A caribou head, within a wreath of laurel leaves surmounted by the
Crown; below, and supporting the wreath, a scroll inscribed ROYAL
NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT, mounted on a claret background.
Official Abbreviation: R Nfld R
Motto (Unofficial): Better Than the Best
Battle Honours (16)
First World War
GALLIPOLI, 1915-16
Egypt, 1915-16
YPRES, 1917,'18
LANGEMARCK, 1917
France and Flanders, 1916-18
POELCAPELLE
ALBERT (BEAUMONT HAMEL), 1916
CAMBRAT, 1917
Somme, 1916
LYS
LE TRANSLOY
BAILLEUL
Arras, 1917
Kemmel
Scarpe,1917
COURTRAI
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess
Royal, GCVO
Authorized Marches:
Quick March: The Banks of Newfoundland
Regimental Headquarters:
Box 2028
St john's, Newfoundland
A1C 6B5
Location of Sub Units:
1st Battalion
HQ, A Company, Band
St. john's, Nfld
2nd Battalion
HQ, B Company, Band
Grand Falls, Nfld
A Company
Corner Brook, Nfld
C Company
Stephenville, Nfld
Alliances:
The Royal Scots (The Royal Regirnent)
The Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Royal New South Wales Regiment
New South Wales, Australia
Order of Precedence: 48
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Military Word Of The Day
Military Term #195 of 925:
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Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre
Today in Military History
February 8
1943:
The Italian Submarine Avorio is cornered and sunk by HMCS REGINA in the Mediterranean.
1945:
Operation Veritable, Canadian and British troops launch offensive near Nijmegen to capture Reichwald area
1945:
THE REICHSWALD, effective dates for battle honour to begin
1945:
THE RHINELAND, effective dates for battle honour to begin (to 10 Mar 45)
