Great Britain (1795–1801) United Kingdom (1801–1907) Newfoundland (1907–1949) Canada (1949–present)
Branch
Canadian Army
Type
Line Infantry
Role
Light Infantry
Size
Two Battalions
Part of
5th Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ
RHQ – St. John's 1st Battalion – St. John's 2nd Battalion – HQ & A COY Corner Brook B COY – Grand Falls-Windsor C COY – Stephenville
Nickname(s)
The Blue Puttees
Motto(s)
Better than the Best
Colors
Scarlet and White
March
Quick – The Banks of Newfoundland Slow – The Garb of Old Gaul
Mascot(s)
Sable Chief - Newfoundland Dog
Anniversaries
ANZAC Day – 25 April Memorial Day – 1 July
Engagements
War of 1812 First World War Second World War War in Afghanistan
Battle honours
Detroit
Maumee
Defense of Canada 1812-1814
Somme, 1916
Albert (Beaumont-Hamel) 1916
Le Transloy
Arras, 1917
Scarpe, 1917
Ypres, 1917,1918
Langemarck, 1917
Poelcappelle
Cambrai, 1917
Lys
Bailleul
Kemmel
Courtrai
France and Flanders, 1916-18
Gallipoli, 1915-1916
Egypt, 1915-16
Commanders
Current commander
1st Bn: LCol Lawrence Hatfield, CD 2nd Bn: LCol Lawrence Hatfield, CD
Colonel-in-Chief
The Princess Royal
Honorary Colonel
Her Honour, The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, ONL
Notable commanders
Lt. Col Thomas Skinner Lt. Gen John Skerrett Lt. Col Arthur Lovell Hadow, CMG Col James Forbes-Robertson, VC, DSO*, MC, DL Col. Joseph O'Driscoll, CD
Military unit
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 37 Canadian Brigade Group.
Predecessor units trace their origins to 1795, and since 1949 Royal Newfoundland Regiment has been a unit of the Canadian Army. During the First World War the battalion-sized Newfoundland Regiment was the only North American unit to fight in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. Later in the war the regiment was virtually wiped out at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, but was rebuilt and continued to serve throughout France and Belgium until the armistice, serving as part of the British Army of the Rhine in 1919. In December 1917, George V bestowed the regiment with the right to use the prefix "Royal" before its name. It was the only military unit to receive this honour during the First World War.
During the Second World War, the Newfoundland Militia was raised for defence and renamed the Newfoundland Regiment in 1943. The regiment remained in a home-defence role and also trained recruits for the two regiments of the Royal Artillery that were recruited in Newfoundland for overseas service. In 1949, Newfoundland joined Canada as the latter's 10th province and part of the Terms of Union required the re-creation of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment as the primary militia unit for the province. The regiment is ranked last in the Canadian Armed Forces order of precedence.
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United Kingdom (1801–1907)
Newfoundland (1907–1949)
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