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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
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| + | === Sydney Frost === | ||
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| + | {{RefLives|https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/1265408|Charles Sydney|Frost}} was one of the first 500 volunteers for this battalion, rose from private to captain, and was awarded the Military Cross. | ||
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| + | He wrote his memoirs late in life, which were published after his death as: | ||
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| + | *Sydney Frost (ed. Edward Roberts), ''A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC'' (Flanker Press, 2014). | ||
| + | **[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Puttee-War-Memoir-Captain-ebook/dp/B00PG0PPDQ/ Amazon UK] (book description includes background information). | ||
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| + | He also kept a scrapbook which was donated to the regimental museum. | ||
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| + | === Anthony James Stacey === | ||
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| + | {{RefLives|https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4218971|Anthony James|Stacey}} was one of the first 500 volunteers for this battalion and rose to the rank of sergeant. He wrote his memoirs in the 1960s, which were published as: | ||
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| + | *Anthony James Stacey (ed. Jean Edwards Stacey), ''Memoirs of a Blue Puttee: the Newfoundland Regiment in World War One'' (St. John's, Newfoundland: DRC Publishers, 2002). | ||
| + | **[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memoirs-Blue-Puttee-Newfoundland-Regiment/dp/0968420915/ Amazon UK] (book description includes background information). | ||
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[[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | [[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 14 May 2015
| 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | Newfoundland |
| Service: | British colonial forces |
| Branch: | unknown |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1,000 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | |
| Sources for created: | |
| Name1: | 1st Battalion Newfoundland Regiment |
| Name1 Start: | |
| Name1 End: | |
| Reason for change: | Granted royal title |
| Sources for name1: | |
| Name2: | 1st Battalion Royal Newfoundland Regiment |
| Name2 Start: | |
| Name2 End: | |
| Reason for change: | |
| Sources for name2: | |
| Alternate names: | |
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| Disbanded: | |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | Royal Newfoundland Regiment |
| Parent level: | |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 88th Infantry Brigade, UK |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | 01/08/1915 |
| End date: | 31/08/1918 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 28th Infantry Brigade, UK |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | 01/09/1918 |
| End date: | 31/03/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | Gallipoli |
| Date entered: | 01/08/1915 |
| Date left: | 28/02/1916 |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | 01/03/1916 |
| Date left: | 31/03/1919 |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Sydney Frost
Template:RefLives was one of the first 500 volunteers for this battalion, rose from private to captain, and was awarded the Military Cross.
He wrote his memoirs late in life, which were published after his death as:
- Sydney Frost (ed. Edward Roberts), A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC (Flanker Press, 2014).
- Amazon UK (book description includes background information).
He also kept a scrapbook which was donated to the regimental museum.
Anthony James Stacey
Template:RefLives was one of the first 500 volunteers for this battalion and rose to the rank of sergeant. He wrote his memoirs in the 1960s, which were published as:
- Anthony James Stacey (ed. Jean Edwards Stacey), Memoirs of a Blue Puttee: the Newfoundland Regiment in World War One (St. John's, Newfoundland: DRC Publishers, 2002).
- Amazon UK (book description includes background information).
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
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References
