Suvla Road was built in 1916-20. On September 14, 1915, the Newfoundland Regiment set sail for Suvla Bay. The Regiment's 1,076 men landed on the shores of the Dardanelles at about 3 a.m. on September 20. They came under immediate fire from Turkish troops.
The Newfoundland Regiment lost its first man in battle soon after arriving at Suvla Bay. Private Hugh McWhirter was 21 years old when a Turkish shell killed him on September 22, 1915. The next day, a sniper's bullet killed Private William Hardy. He was 22 years old.
The Allied forces could not control Suvla Bay and evacuated between December 18, 1915 and January 9, 1916. The Newfoundland Regiment lost its final man at Gallipoli, Private Robert Morris, one day before the withdraw was complete.
The Gallipoli Campaign reduced the Newfoundland Regiment to 17 officers and 470 other ranks. Forty-four of its men died and hundreds more were recovering from enemy fire or disease in military hospitals. The Regiment withdrew to Egypt for two months of training and recuperation.
Other streets named from Battles from the Great War include: Beaumont Avenue, Polygon Road, Monchy Road and Perrone Road. Haig Road was named for the British Field Marshall, later so vilified for the failure of the Somme Offensive, who commanded the British Expeditionary Force, which included the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
