The first five hundred : being a historical sketch of the military operations of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the Great War (1914-1918), together with the individual military records and photographs where obtainable of the men of the first contingent, known as "The First Five Hundred", or "The Blue Puttees"

• Main Author: Cramm, Richard
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: C.F. Williams & Son, Inc. 1921
• Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Royal Newfoundland Regiment; World War; 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > Newfoundland and Labrador; 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula; 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/22465

Cramm's book is divided into two parts: an account of the Regiment's military actions (p. 18-115), followed by a listing of "the first five hundred" in alphabetical order, officers first, with a photograph if available. Also included are many other photographs as well as an account of the first Blue Puttee Reunion, 18 November 1920 (p. 119).