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 | |
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JOHNSON, John Joseph | 45 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 135 | 21 | Andrew Johnson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | ||||
BURKE, Frank Mary | 126 Military Road, St. John's | 0-120 - 1553 | 26 | Alice Burke (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | Partial attestation papers included. See also service #2285, William McHenry, for related documents. | ||
RYAN, William Joseph | Southside Road, St. John's | 133 | 24 | Catherine Ryan (p) | Skinner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
TARRANT, Elias | Burnt Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 2446 | 22 | Mrs. John William Tarrant (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
CROUCHER, Nathaniel | Long Island, Twillingate District | 1495 | 19 | Elias Croucher (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
DORAN, John | 41 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 2660 | 18 | Isabel Doran (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, September 23, 1917 | |||
MOORE, Thomas | Grand River, St. George District | 1527 | 21 | Elizabeth Moore (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 15, 1918 | |||
ROBERTS, Albert | Bay du Nord, Fortune Bay, Fortune District | 1203 | 21 | Elizabeth Roberts (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Congregationalist | Yes | No | Thursday, November 1, 1917 | |||
KERSHAW, Robert | Lancashire Folds, Middleton, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | 0-59 - 406 | 30 | Sophia Kershaw (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 9, 1918 | |||||
PARMITER, Cecil | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1586 | 19 | Sarah Parmiter (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
GEAR, James Joseph | 7 Flower Hill, St. John's | 695 | 20 | Agnes Fitzpatrick (p) | Teacher | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
MURPHY, William John | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 975 | 23 | Johanna Murphy (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, October 9, 1915 | ||||
BARNES, Maxwell | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1576 | 21 | Sarah Ann Barnes (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
SQUIRES, Frederick | 58 New Gower Street, St. John's | 3584 | 18 | John Squires (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 5, 1918 | |||
HARRIS, Eugene | Glovertown, Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 2607 | 20 | Frederick Harris (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, November 30, 1917 | |||
HATFIELD, George Bernard | 17 Coronation Street, St. John's | 65 | 20 | Stephen Hatfield (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
HART, Jonas | Horwood, Fogo District | 3122 | 21 | Martin Hart (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
HYNES, Lemuel Edward | Seamans Institute - Indian Island, Fogo District | 806 | 26 | Richard Hynes (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
SEYMOUR, Thomas | Gooseberry Island, Bonavista District | 1392 | 26 | Lucy Parsons (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
WALSH, James | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 2341 | 22 | Walter Walsh (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, August 21, 1917 | |||
POWELL, Garland | Happy Adventure, Bonavista District | 2816 | 18 | James Powell (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
WOODFORD, Patrick Joseph | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 1965 | 26 | Alfred Woodford (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
HOGAN, Gerald | Northern Bay, Conception Bay, Harbour Grace district | 8111 | 21 | Mrs. Nellie Howell (o) | 1917 | Yes | No | Friday, August 16, 1918 | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||
LUCAS, Frederick William | 47 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 2808 | 24 | Caroline Lucas (s) | Shipping clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, January 28, 1917 | |||
BOLLARD, George Edward | Bollardstown, Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2334 | 24 | John Bollard (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HUNT, James | Grand Falls, Twillingate - Bonavista, Bonavista District | 564 | 23 | Elizabeth Hunt (p) | Paper hanger | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | ||||
IVANY, William | English Harbour, Trinity District | 3158 | 21 | Robert Ivany (o) | Teamster | 1916 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Monday, December 3, 1917 | |||
HAWKER, Mortimer Leopold | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 2292 | 18 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 29, 1918 | |||
LEDINGHAM, James Allan | 35 Military Road, St. John's | 0-19 | Miss E.V. Ledingham (o) | 1916 | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | I - Partially refilmed at beginning of reel - Attestation papers not included; Age of Enlistment: n/a. | |||||
MIFFLIN, Chesley James | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 2963 | 24 | Edmund Mifflin (p) | School teacher | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - signature is Mifflen, identified in CWGC as Mifflin | ||
DALY, James | 182 Gower Street, St. John's | 3141 | 18 | Lawrence Daly (p) | Office clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | Variant spelling of name - Daley | ||
ELLIOTT, William | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 1786 | 18 | Samuel Elliott (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, March 3, 1917 | |||
KNIGHT, William Blackler | 355 Southside Road, St. John's | 290 | 22 | Mr. Knight (p) | Motor engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
BEWHEY, Edward | St. John's | 1144 | 19 | Ellen Bewhey (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1915 | |||
CROTTY, Leo | 12 Walshs Square, St. John's | 3935 | 20 | William Crotty (p) | Cabman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | |||
MORRISSEY, John Thomas | St. John's | 1074 | 20 | Catherine (Morrissey) Ryan (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Variant spelling of name - Morrisey | ||
NEVILLE, Richard | Topsail Road, St. John's | 1080 | 21 | Ellen Neville | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HURDLE, Arthur William | Dunfield, Trinity District | 1091 | 18 | Jessie Hurdle (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, November 21, 1917 | |||
REID, Charles | 17 Cook Street, St. John's | 671 | 29 | George L. Reid (p) | Grocer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
BUTLER, Ignatius Joseph | St. George, St. George District | 1442 | 19 | Mary C. Butler (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
SPARKS, George J. | Wabana, Bell Island, St. John's East District | 253 | 20 | Annie Sparkes (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
BUTLER, Thomas Charles | Middle Bight, Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 2990 | 28 | William Butler (o) | Farmer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
MERCER, Nathan | Upper Island Cove, Harbour Grace District | 2180 | 23 | Elijah Mercer (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | |||
ROWSELL, Reginald | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 0-151 | John Rowsell (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
PATEY, William Wallis | St. Anthony Bight, St. Barbe District | 1857 | 32 | Joseph Patey (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HARNETT, Frank | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 1612 | 30 | Mary Harnett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
LEONARD, Michael | 34 Livingstone Street, St. John's | 3164 | 21 | Michael Leonard (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | |||
COLLINS, George W. | Balsom Street, St. John's | 2448 | 18 | James Joseph Collins (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
THOMAS, Frederick Gordon | St. John's | 1784 | 18 | Frederick Thomas (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
SIMMS, Henry | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 4045 | 20 | Thomas Simms (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 |