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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

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  • Royal Newfoundland Regiment (en)
  • Royal Newfoundland Regiment (de)
  • The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (fr)
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  • Das Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R) ist ein in St. John’s stationiertes Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment der Canadian Army. Es ist Teil der 37th Canadian Brigade Group der 5th Canadian Division. (de)
  • Le Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R), littéralement le « Régiment royal de Terre-Neuve », a été créé en 1795. Il a pris part aux combats de la Grande Guerre aux Dardanelles, en France et en Belgique. Il est depuis 1949 une unité de la Première réserve de l'Armée canadienne des Forces armées canadiennes. (fr)
  • 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 (en)
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  • Royal Newfoundland Regiment (en)
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  • The Blue Puttees (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Newfoundland_soldiers_1916.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment_colour.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Somme_1July16_Newfoundlandstjohnsroadtrench_watermarked.jpg
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