E and B Travel Service - Derek Winsor

10/29/2026

Prized by Every Soldier: The Story of the Famous WW1 Newfoundland Soldier Socks

Sunday, November 8, 2026, 4:00 pm, St. Andrew’s Church, Queen’s Road, St. John’s.

One hundred years after the women of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church hosted a sock social to raise money and material for the war effort, a documentary film recognizing all of the Newfoundland and Labrador women behind the famous WW1 grey soldier socks will premiere on November 8 at this church of national historic significance in St John’s.

The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, ONL, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador and Honourary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, was a strong supporter of the film’s development and will be in attendance for the screening.

While women played many important roles in the war effort, not all of their stories are well known. The Newfoundland Women’s Patriotic Association, 15,000 members strong, from across Newfoundland and Labrador, knit socks, mittens, hats, made shirts and put together sewing kits for the Newfoundland and Labrador men who served overseas in WW1. The famous grey wool socks they made have been immortalised by Tryphena and Margaret Duley in their book,” A Pair of Grey Socks”
Building on this legacy, the film looks at the stories these socks generated for soldiers and their families and introduces viewers to those keeping the knitting tradition alive today.

Photographer/videographer Peter G. Elliot of Cape Spear Productions and Director and Executive Producer, Michael Pretty of the Trail of the Caribou Research Group, gathered a large group of interested individuals to tell this story. Enlisting material from archives, experts in the field, modern day knitters and with help from partners NONIA, Christine Legrow and “The Grey Sock Project,” they have captured a vital piece of work done by the women of Newfoundland and Labrador to provide ‘comforts from home’ to those overseas.

A Question and Answer session with the filmmakers and film participants will follow the screening. A small reception will follow. Free Event.

St. Andrew's History Committee

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10/22/2026

Beautiful hotels if you’re planning on travelling to Albufeira! Sol e Mar is right on the beach and Brisa Sol is in the city but within 15 minute walk to old town and beach. Call me for details on these or other hotels and to plan your trip to Portugal!

10/21/2026

Albufeira, the Algarve has beautiful beaches and close to Old Town with lots of shopping, restaurants and night life!

10/19/2026

Portugal is full of history, great food, castles, lots of hills and beautiful scenery! We visited Lisbon, Sintra and Cabo da Raca so far! Stay tuned for pics from the Algarve.

07/30/2026

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A battlefield tour can show you where history happened. A custom Trail of the Caribou pilgrimage helps you understand who was there—and why their stories still matter.

Our tours go beyond dates, monuments and familiar battlefield locations. With a dedicated Trail of the Caribou historian, participants hear the personal stories of Newfoundland Regiment soldiers: their names, hometowns, families, service, sacrifices and final resting places.

We visit graves, memorials and locations connected to real individuals. We take time for meaningful ceremonies, questions, reflection and remembrance.

This is not simply another packaged battlefield tour. It is a carefully researched pilgrimage connecting Newfoundland and Labrador families with an important part of our history.

Walk in their footsteps. Hear their names. Carry their stories home.

— Trail of the Caribou Custom Pilgrimages
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Trail of the Caribou

07/18/2026

The Trail of the Caribou 2026 group in front of the Turkish National Monument in Gallipoli.

07/05/2026

Today we crossed the English Channel and saw the white cliffs of Dover!

06/29/2026

Day 3 In France now for the Trail of the Caribou tour. Quite an emotional experience.

06/15/2026

The Trail of the Caribou 2026 Tour will be leaving in approximately 10 days. It includes a jam packed itinerary to visit all of the caribou sites in France, Belgium and Turkey and a visit to London as well. We are excited to be booked with Trafalgar Travel and Crowded House Tours!
Visiting Beaumont Hamel is always an emotional experience and will include the unveiling of the new danger tree and attending a reception with Princess Anne.
Stay tuned….

05/24/2026