In search of their sons: Here are real letters written by Newfoundland families at height of WW I
Gallipoli, Beaumont-Hamel, Flanders, Monchy-le-Preux — these are among the places where many fighting with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment would see their final days. Actors Darrel Brenton and Janet O'Reilly read the real letters written a century ago by soldiers' loved ones.
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![More than 700 young men from Newfoundland and Labrador died at the battle of Beaumont Hamel 99 years ago. An aged photo of young soldiers.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3135421.1719242863!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/royal-newfoundland-regiment.jpg)
Gallipoli, Beaumont-Hamel, Flanders, Monchy-le-Preux — these are among the places where many fighting with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment would see their final days. Actors Darrel Brenton and Janet O'Reilly read the real letters written a century ago by soldiers' loved ones.