PLEASE USE THE FIELD BELOW TO SEARCH THE MILITARY SERVICE FILES
The Military Service Files database includes an entry for all individuals identified in the military service files and/or military service ledgers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies duplicate remove, held by The Rooms Provincial Archives as part of GN 19 Newfoundland military service records (Great War) collection.
Included are the over 6700 members of the First Newfoundland Regiment (later "Royal") and the Newfoundland Forestry Companies, including officers, other ranks, Drum and Bugle Corps, attached specialists and special duty assignments.
An individual's complete service file is attached where available. Service files do not exist for all individuals identified in the records. In this instance, a database record was created based on content recorded in the Military Service ledgers.
Using the Military Service Files database
The records are keyword searchable and sortable based on the column headings: Name, Community, Service number, Age at enlistment, Next of kin, Occupation, Active date, Date of death and Religion. POW status and Fatality status are yes/no searchable fields.
- To search for a specific individual, enter their name and/or service number.
- To view the attached service file, click on the individual's name.
- To view details of an individual's commendations, select the pdf file at the right
- To sort the results of a large search, click on the column heading.
- To search for Prisoners of War, use the keyword POW.
- Notes concerning variant names, misfiled documents, additional service, etc. are included as required.
For additional information, including military service ledgers, photographs, personal papers, wills and other documents contact The Rooms Provincial Archives Reference Room archives@therooms.ca or 709-757-8088.
Or search the Provincial Archives on-line Descriptions Database at https://www.therooms.ca/archives.
| Name | Community | Service Number |
Age of Enlistment |
Next of Kin | Occupation | Active Date | Religion | Fatality | PoW | Date of Death | Commendations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Bernard | Red Head Cove, Bay de Verde District | 5855 | 24 | Alexander Miller (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GILLARD, Douglas | 14 Pilots Hill, St. John's | 2423 | 24 | Mary Gillard (s) | Carpenter | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SINNOTT, Sylvester | 27 Mullock Street, St. John's | 2089 | 24 | Sarah Hefforn (p) | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| BUCKLEY, James | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4274 | 24 | John Buckley (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | |||
| WALSH, Bertram John | St. John's | 3988 | 24 | George Walsh (p) | Cook and baker | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARDY, George Richard | Little Harbour | 1688 | 24 | Giles Pardy (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, November 30, 1917 | |||
| HUTCHINGS, Albert | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 8370 | 24 | Ambrose Hutchings (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HAYWARD, John | Baileys Cove, Bonavista District | 627 | 24 | Mrs. John Hayward (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SEYMOUR, Frederick | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 0-135 - 797 | 24 | Fernandrew Seymour (p) | Draper | 1914 | No | No | John A. McGrath and Frederick Seymour share the same officer file, #0-135 | ||||
| HARVEY, William Thomas | St. John's | 751 | 24 | Draper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| MCCARTHY, John Francis | Goulds, Bay Bulls Road, St. John's West District | 1401 | 24 | Helen McCarthy (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HALFYARD, John | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3801 | 24 | Laura (Silas) Halfyard (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 12, 1918 | |||
| PARDY, Reuben | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 5168 | 24 | Richard Pardy (p) | Section man | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Hedley | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 244 | 24 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; medical form only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||
| COOPER, Joseph | Grates Cove, Bay de Verde District | 6272 | 24 | Josiah Cooper (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MEALEY (MALEY), Dennis Francis | St. John's | 1216 | 24 | Fannie Mealey (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, December 6, 1919 | Date of Death: 6 December 1919 from CWGC Discrepancy in spelling of name - documents completed as Mealey; signature is Maley | ||
| NORRIS, Michael | Three Arms, Twillingate District | 5904 | 24 | Edward Norris (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Llewellyn | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 5118 | 24 | Caleb White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, Isaac | St. Augustine, Labrador | 4858 | 24 | Virginia Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HUNT, Michael | Dunville, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4893 | 24 | James Hunt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Includes a misfiled 13 page report concerning Regt. # 4832 Alex Ford and Regt. # 4833 Bertram Bartlett. Complete report in # 4832. | |||
| STICKLAND, William | LaPoile, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 6071 | 24 | William Stickland (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Strickland | |||
| DOODY, Matthew Anthony | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 1982 | 24 | Mary Doody (o) | Brakeman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| CHAFE, Henry Robert | Petty Harbour, St. John's West District | 8207 | 24 | Hannah M. Chafe (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Michael Patrick | St. John's | 805 | 24 | John J. Murphy (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Norman | Kitchens Hill, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2877 | 24 | Charles Martin (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| INGRAM, George | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4271 | 24 | John Ingram (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BRINSON, Elam | Change Islands, Fogo District | 5294 | 24 | George Brinson (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KEEL, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 490 | 24 | Elizabeth Keel (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HISCOCK, Ernest | 75 Longs Hill, St. John's | 4476 | 24 | Mary A. Hiscock (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Edward | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 486 | 24 | John White (p) | Carpenter | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| OLEARY, Francis M. | 41 York Street, St. John's | 4475 | 24 | Francis O'Leary (p) | Salesman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Gordon | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 4109 | 24 | James White (p) | Carpenter | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 15, 1918 | |||
| HOBBS, Charles | Red Cliff, Bonavista District | 4284 | 24 | John Hobbs (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, July 9, 1918 | |||
| KING, Arthur Case | 10 Third Avenue, Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8387 | 24 | Ade Lillian King (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| COOPER, George | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 3773 | 24 | J.G. Piercey (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KEEFE, Aloysius | South East Placentia, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1971 | 24 | Patrick Keefe (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| SIMMS, Matthew | Muddy Hole, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 6043 | 24 | John Simms (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Alfred Stanley | St. John's | 767 | 24 | Mary Christina Harvey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| ROACH, George | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 4595 | 24 | Patrick Roach (p) | Blacksmith | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Roche. | |||
| ALLEN, Richard | Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5916 | 24 | Richard Allen (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FURLONG, Stephen J. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8031 | 24 | Matthew Furlong (p) | Teamster and lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SIMMONDS, Kenneth | 273 Hamilton Avenue, St. John's | 4615 | 24 | Levi Simmonds (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Symonds, Simmons. | |||
| BAKER, Arthur | Smith Sound, Trinity District | 3654 | 24 | James Baker (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, James | Hopeall, Trinity District | 2098 | 24 | Elizabeth Dunn (p) | Miner | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WATKINS, Robert James | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1426 | 24 | Ephraim Watkins (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GULLAGE, Frederick H. | Catalina, Trinity District | 3704 | 24 | George Gullage (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Albert | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 5224 | 24 | John Green (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LEHR, Harry J. | 203 Water Street, St. John's | 5734 | 24 | Dr. A.B. Lehr (p) | Dentist | 1918 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| TAPP, James D. | Cape Ray, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4962 | 24 | William Tapp (p) | Seaman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THOMS, Jeremiah | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 4626 | 24 | John Thoms (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |