The main character in We Will Meet Again, Hadley Hynes lost her first love in WWII. The impact on that tragedy impacted her whole life. Now she has to go back and undo the wrongs of the past as she turns 100 years old and knows death in on her doorstep.
The body of her first love, a Newfoundland soldier, was never returned home so she has always seen the War Memorial as his tombstone. In this historical, romance, she explains the Monument to her great children:
The lady on the top of the Memorial represents the Spirit of Newfoundland. She is holding a flaming torch in her left hand high above her head which symbolizes freedom. It was supposed to be lit to guide sailors into the harbour, but it never was. In her right hand, she holds a sword which represents both Newfoundland and Labrador’s willingness to serve during the First World War and loyalty to the British Empire.
The sword is below her waist, but not completely lowered, and poised for battle, and is meant to depict that while the war is over, Newfoundland and Labrador was, and is, ready and willing to fight for its freedom and liberty.
The four figures around the base represent a sailor from the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, a soldier from the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a lumberman from the Forestry Corps, and a fisherman in oilskins. It’s meant to honour those who served overseas and on the home front.
It was built on Duckworth/ Water Street because this is where Newfoundland soldiers departed and returned from the First World War. It’s also where Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for England.
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We Will Meet Again is a tribute to the women who kept the home fires burning during the war. Available at Coles, Chapters and on line at here.
Coins for Remembrance
Have you noticed coins on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at our War Memorial?
We adopted this British tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador because we were British until 1949.
Nickels or dimes mean you knew someone injured or killed, a loonie was left if you served in the same war.
We Will Meet Again is a tribute to the women who fought a war at home. Available at Coles, Chapters, and stores throughout the province. Online at Indigo, Amazon & wherever books are sold.
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