Freddy Freida Goes to War: A Labrador Native's Story

by Earl B. Pilgrim

Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the great Northern Doctor, arrived in Hopedale, Labrador in August 1915. It was his last trip before going to war as a medical doctor for the British army in a field hospital in France.

Grenfell had two jobs to do on this trip to Labrador. One was to treat the sick. The other was to deliver a message from the Government of Newfoundland to the Moravians along the coast.

Grenfell knew the message from the Government would break their hearts. So, for this reason he refused to deliver it to them.

However, while at Hopedale he met Frederick (Freddy) Frieda, a young Inuit hunter who could speak the German language fluently. Grenfell recruited Freddy for the Newfoundland Regiment and had him sent to England to train as a spy.

This is the story of what happened to Freddy in the First World War. It's a story that has never been told before. "Freddy Frieda Goes to War" is a story you'll always remember. Read it.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Earl B. Pilgrim was a Canadian writer and professional boxer.

Reviews

[Noelle Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved reading this book. I was totally engrossed from the first page. I realize this is most likely pure fiction, but it was so engaging with what can happen during war if you were taken as a POW. While it didn't happen with all, I think it could happen with a small few. Earl B. Pilgrim really knows how to weave an excellent story!