TerraNova
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:47 am
Gentlemen: I am pleased to discover a quality successor to the defunct WNSF. I chose a new nom de plume. In Canadian naval history there was a 1950's destroyer escort named HMCS Terra Nova, DDE 259, which served through Cold War in the Atlantic Fleet. She was named after the Terra Nova River in Newfoundland.
I am a retired Army Reserve officer who had the great privilege to command the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and susequently the Newfoundland Militia District. Otherwise I am a retired lawyer and business consultant.
Last year I did the World War 1 battlefield tour where the then Newfoundland Regiment suffered horrendous losses at Beaument-Hamel in France. It was a very sobering experience. Hence the name TerraNova
Having grown up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the sea and the Navy was always close by. Thus, my interest in naval history.
Cheers,
Brian
I am a retired Army Reserve officer who had the great privilege to command the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and susequently the Newfoundland Militia District. Otherwise I am a retired lawyer and business consultant.
Last year I did the World War 1 battlefield tour where the then Newfoundland Regiment suffered horrendous losses at Beaument-Hamel in France. It was a very sobering experience. Hence the name TerraNova
Having grown up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the sea and the Navy was always close by. Thus, my interest in naval history.
Cheers,
Brian