Very few Newfoundlanders and Labradorians let alone very few Canadians have ever heard of Monchy-le-Preux. People from St. John’s might know of Monchy Street, in the city’s Rabbit Town neighbourhood. It is there alongside Suvla, Cairo, and Edinburgh Streets and a few others that seem to people unaware of Newfoundland’s
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Newfoundland and the start of the Great War #nlpoli
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One. There’s no sign of any commemorations or other events to mark the occasion, but undoubtedly there will be plenty. Your humble e-scribbler is working to finish off a major paper that’s been in the works for far
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April 25 is the 218th birthday of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. -srbp-
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