Ron Marrie of St. John's enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment in 1914 to join those who were fighting overseas in war-torn Europe. The Tin Triangle follows him through recruitment, training, and his first deadly clash with the enemy at Gallipoli. But that battle would pale in comparison to the fateful morning of July 1, 1916, when Ron and his comrades went over the top to engage the enemy at Beaumont Hamel. Ron's story, inspired by the author's grandfather, is a tribute to the hundreds of Newfoundlanders who paid the ultimate price on foreign shores during World War I. source
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Quidi Vidi Lake — Regatta Course
“We attended the regatta as a family, with neither of us mentioning the crisis in Europe. The grassy banks of Quidi Vidi were lined with booths and concessions, people milling about them, eager for the boat races to begin. … My father and I walked behind my mother and Joanie. 'There's a restlessness in the air,' he said.”
Publisher-licensed excerpt republished by Atlantic Books Today places Ron Marrie's pre-enlistment family scene at the Royal St. John's Regatta on Quidi Vidi Lake.
Linda Abbott, 'The Tin Triangle' excerpt in Atlantic Books Today (2016) — source
