Royal Newfoundland Regiment: Embarking

A crowd gathered to watch the first contingent of the Newfoundland Regiment break camp at Pleasantville, St. John's, October 3, 1914.

No other information available.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 1537), St. John's, NL.

First Five Hundred on board the S.S. Florizel, at anchor in St. John's, October 4, 1914

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Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 1249), St. John's, NL.

Officers of the Newfoundland Regiment on board the Florizel, October, 1914

Identified: Front row, l-r: Capt. William Martin [Captain of SS Florizel], James Allan Ledingham (Regiment # O-19), Joseph Nunns (Regiment # O-10, Military Cross), Reginald S. Rowsell (Regiment # O-151, 703, Military Cross).
Second row, l-r: Walter Frederic Rendell (Regiment # O-3; Companion of the British Empire); Conn Alexander (Regiment # O-178); Lamont Paterson (Regiment # O-7, Order of the British Empire); Adolph Ernest Bernard (Regiment # O-157, 845; Military Cross, Croix de Guerre, Mentioned in Despatches); Augustus O'Brien (Regiment # O-172; Mentioned in Despatches).
Third row, l-r: Charles Robert Ayre (Regiment # O-150), Robert Holland Tait (Regiment # O-11, Military Cross); Charles Wighton (Regiment # O-75); Bertram Butler (Regiment # O-152, 258, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross & Bar, Mentioned in Despatches); Michael Francis Summers (Regiment # O-158); Arthur Raley (Regiment # O-149, Miltary Cross).
Top row, l-r: John Wesley March (Regiment # O-109), Arthur William Wakefield (Regiment # O-101).
Middle: Norman H. Alderdice (Regiment # O-142).
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 2735), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment Soldiers leaving St. John's

Taken by Robert Palfrey Holloway, Holloway Studio (St. John's, NL). This is either the SS Florizel or the SS Stephano. The two ships were sister vessels and both were used, along with other ships, to transport Newfoundland Soldiers. The Florizel transported the First Five Hundred in October, 1914, and the Stephano transported D Company in March 1915.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (E 22-41), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment Soldiers leaving St. John's

Newfoundland Regiment leaving St. John's

Taken by Robert Palfrey Holloway, Holloway Studio (St. John's, NL). This is either the SS Florizel or the SS Stephano. The two ships were sister vessels and both were used, along with other ships, to transport Newfoundland soldiers. The Florizel transported the First Five Hundred in October, 1914, and the Stephano transported D Company in March 1915.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (E 48-60), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment marching in St. John's before going overseas, 1915

Possibly on King's Bridge Road.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-17.1), St. John's, NL.

2nd Draft of H Company, ca. 1915

Soldiers are wearing greatcoats and balaclava hats, and are led by a band.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 3-174), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment Officers on the SS Florizel

October 1914. Identified: Front row: Herbert H. Goodridge (Regiment # O-154); Michael Francis Summers (Regiment # O-158). Standing, left to right: George T. Carty (Regiment # O-6); Charles Wighton (Regiment # O-75); Augustus O'Brien (Regiment # O-172, Mentioned in Despatches).
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 3-94), St. John's, NL.

C Company, Newfoundland Regiment on SS Neptune leaving Furness Withy warf, February 5, 1915

Postcard created by Parsons' Art Store (St. John's, NL). Titled "Good Bye All".
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-21.4), St. John's, NL.

C Company, Newfoundland Regiment, leaving Furness Withy wharf on SS Neptune, February 5, 1915

Postcard created by Parsons' Art Store (St. John's, NL). Titled "Are we downhearted... 'No'".
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-27.3), St. John's, NL.

The SS Neptune carrying troops to join convoy, Feburary 5, 1915

The SS Neptune was used to transport troops to a steamship anchored in The Narrows.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 3-215), St. John's, NL.

D Company, First Newfoundland Regiment, lining rails of SS Stephano, ready to leave for overseas, March 20, 1915

Taken by Robert Palfrey Holloway, Holloway Studio (St. John's, NL).
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-23.1), St. John's, NL.

D Company ready to sail on the SS Stephano, 20 March 1915

Taken by Holloway Studio (St. John's, NL). Note the balaclava hats. Two women on lower deck at left.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 6037), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers boarding a ship, 1915

Members of the Newfoundland Regiment standing on what may be the Furness Withy pier, preparing to board a vessel. Some are shouldering rifles; others are carrying kit bags.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (E 41-34), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers ready to sail overseas, 1915

Note civilian hats on some soldiers.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-2.2), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers ready to sail overseas, 1915

Note civilian hats on some soldiers.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-19.4), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers ready to sail overseas, 1915

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Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-31.1), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers ready to sail overseas, 1915

No other information available.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-31.2), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers sleeping on the deck before sailing overseas, 1915

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Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-33.2), St. John's, NL.

Newfoundland Regiment soldiers on board before sailing overseas, 1915

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Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 37-31.3), St. John's, NL.

Officers and Sergeants on board ship

Four Sergeants, one Corporal and two Lance-Corporals posing on deck of a ship, possibly the SS Florizel.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 36-37.1), St. John's, NL.

Arrival of troops at the railway station, St. John's, 1915

No other information is available.
Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 17-69), St. John's, NL.