War Poster

This notice was published to encourage Newfoundland men to enlist to fight in World War II.



photo of a war poster
Credit: Newfoundland News-Magazine, December 1940, Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
phooto of the ship Cartibou taken around 1926
Credit: Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archive, Collection 137, photo number 0634.


The Sinking of the Caribou

The SS Caribou was a ferry that carried passengers between Sydney in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland from 1925 to 1942. On October 14, 1942, the Caribou was torpedoed by a German submarine. There were 238 passengers on board. Only 101 people survived. This picture of the Caribou was taken around 1926.