Royal Canadian Legion,Br. 18 Bell Island, Newfoundland & Labrador
Quigley's Line A0A 4H0 Wabana, NL, Canada

Have a safe and happy new year’s tonight, from President Kathy Ford and the executive of Branch 18,RCL, to all our members and patrons!!

Wishing everyone a healthy Merry Christmas !!! Stay safe during the holiday season !!!Wishing everyone a healthy Merry Christmas !!! Stay safe during the holiday season !!!

Lieutenant Alan Arnett McLeod grew up in Stonewall, Manitoba. In 1917, at the age of 18 he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). As the #FWW waged, he was s...hipped to England, after earning his pilot wings, and posted to No. 2 Squadron RFC . On March 27, 1918, while flying over Albert, France, Lt. McLeod and his observer, Lt. Arthur Hammond, destroyed an enemy triplane. They were immediately attacked by eight more and managed to shoot down three of them. However, during the engagement they were both wounded by machine gun fire which also set their aircraft on fire. What followed next was an incredible feat of heroism. The flames were scorching Lt. McLeod, so he jumped out of the plane and crouched low on the wing. With his right hand securing the joystick, he smashed a hole in the fuselage to reach the rudder wire with his left hand. In doing so, he guided the plane towards friendly lines and kept the flames away from his injured observer, who continued firing at the enemy. The aircraft eventually crashed in No Man’s Land, but McLeod managed to drag Hammond from the burning wreckage, while still under heavy fire from machine-guns and bombs, to safety before collapsing from exhaustion and loss of blood. For his bravery, Lt. McLeod was awarded the Victoria Cross. At the time, he was the youngest Canadian to receive such a high honor. He returned to Canada to recuperate but died from the Spanish Flu five months short of this twentieth birthday. Be a part of our #history : https://Forces.ca #CAF #ForcesJobs #Canada #ThrowbackThursday

November 26, 2020 Please share this very important public notice regarding illegal dumping.

Rummage/Bake Sale this Saturday at the branch. From 10:00am to 2:00pm. Donations much appreciated for both baked goods and unwanted items, in saleable condition, please. Call the branch at 488-2072 or Kathy at 488-6643. Come on in and support your Branch!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and ...the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag. Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied. A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight. On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside. On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed: "A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country". On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside. There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard. Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals. A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London. He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey. The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin. It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son... THIS is the reason we wear poppies. We do not glorify war. We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted. Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

Beautiful day for our walk here on Bell Island .. if you haven’t sponsored somebody it’s still time. Walk starts at 2pm.

You know it’s a problem when a trash pile is a marker to find the best blueberry patch. Let’s all work together to protect our environment and stop illegal dump...ing. If you see something, say something report suspicious activity to NL Crime Stoppers safely and anonymously by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) #SayItHere #fortheplanet #shockin’ #whatwouldmuddersay See more

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Victoria Day holiday weekend!!