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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON, Charles | St. John's | 1592 | 19 | Bride Nelson (p) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HOUSE, Ronald Herbert | Catalina, Trinity District | 1172 | 22 | Anna House (p) | Sailor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Contains documents related to Private John Francis Power, service #1710. | |||
| ODRISCOLL, James William | Tors Cove, Ferryland District | 996 | 26 | Joseph O'Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GALPIN, John | Codroy, St. George District | 1526 | 27 | Jane Kendall (o) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England ( Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| CURNEW, George Robert | Curling, St. George District | 1587 | Charles Curnew (o) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 24, 1916 | ||||
| TAYLOR, Albert E. | Charleston, Bonavista District | 0-224 - 1554 | 21 | Sarah Taylor (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 17, 1918 | |||
| READ, Alexander A. | La Poile, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2008 | 19 | Mary Read (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 14, 1916 | Contains documents relating to service #2009, Charles A. Read - Photograph of gravesite included. | ||
| FROST, John Albert Victor | St. John's | 1149 | 18 | Annie E. Frost (p) | Annie E. Frost (p) | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) / Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in religion. | |||
| HUDSON, Alexander Marshall | Lower Island Cove, Bay de Verde District | 961 | 21 | Allan Hudson (p) | Teacher | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HYNES, Harry | Glenwood, Twillingate District | 1621 | 20 | Esau Hynes (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| HALL, James | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 1935 | 22 | Michael Hall (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| PERRY, David Henry | Humbermouth, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1265 | 23 | Mr. Perry (p) | Railway engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| REDSTONE, Falkner Alex | St. John's | 1652 | 18 | Harriet Redstone (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MEANEY, Brian | Petries Crossing, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1901 | 18 | Sarah Meaney (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Zachariah | Smith Sound, Trinity District | 1467 | 22 | Mary Ann Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| SHORTALL, Leo | 141 Gower Street, St. John's | 1940 | 18 | William Shortall (p) | Student | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 29, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included ; See also Regt. #0-78 -395 for misfiled documents | ||
| PATEY, Gilbert | Big Braha, St. Barbe District | 1911 | 20 | Josiah Patey (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CURTIS, Roland | 28 Joy Place, off Princes Street, St. John's | 1996 | 18 | Archibald Curtis (p) | Packer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DEAN, Norman Kenneth | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1477 | 19 | Kenneth William Dean (p) | Watchmaker | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, January 30, 1921 | Age of Enlistment: 19 (15) | ||
| MAYO, William John | St. John's | 1233 | 25 | William Samuel Mayo | Truckman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WISEMAN, Adolphus | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 2050 | 22 | Job Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| NICOL, Rex Emmanuel | St. John's | 1740 | 15 | Charles M. Nichol | Tailor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 15 Variant spelling of name - Nichol. | |||
| BENNETT, Wallace Thomas | Flat Bay, St. George District | 1787 | 21 | Annie Bennett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Benoit | |||
| PARSONS, Aubrey | Cat Harbour [Lumsden], Fogo District | 1664 | 18 | Martha Parsons (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GOOBIE, Andrew N. | St. John's | 1884 | 18 | Barbara Goobie (p) | Carpenter | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SELLARS, Henry | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1414 | 22 | Fannie Sellars (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | |||
| CARTER, Charles Fred | Belleoram, Fortune District | 1403 | 19 | Susan Carter (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ELDRIDGE, Richard | Newtown, Bonavista District | 1279 | 25 | Mrs. William Lock | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STRICKLAND, Benjamin | St. John's | 1848 | 35 | Mary Strickland (s) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARDY, Manuel | Cartwright, Sandwich Bay, Labrador | 1931 | 29 | Levi Pardy (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURTON, Brendan J. | St. John's | 2033 | 18 | Patrick Burton (p) | Printer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEWIS, Frederick A. | St. John's | 950 | 19 | Richard Lewis | Lumber Checker | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 73 | |||
| SULLIVAN, Peter | Gambo, Bonavista District | 1483 | 20 | Peter Sullivan (p) | Furrier | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| NORTHCOTT, Lewis | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 1451 | 20 | George Northcott (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, Alexander | Springdale, Twillingate District | 2051 | 21 | Lucy Williams (p) | Sailor | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| FRY, William | Charleston, Bonavista District | 1550 | 23 | John Fry (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included. | ||
| LEE, Albert | Riverhead, St. Marys, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1134 - 3216 | 25 | John Lee (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | Re-enlisted under different number | ||
| LANE, Gideon Harland | Jamestown, Bonavista District | 1482 | 19 | Thomas Lane (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Contains document relating the circumstances of the deaths of service #2616, Pte. C. Snow; #815, Pte. A. Cummings; and #1525, Pte. George Attwood while POWs | |||
| DELOUCHREY, Harold | Little Bay, Twillingate District | 1966 | 18 | Miss Bride Delouchrey (o) | Machinist | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 18, 1916 | Variant spelling of name - Deloucharey | ||
| DULLANTY, George | St. John's | 1096 | 20 | Thomas Dullanty (p) | Storekeeper | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 21, 1916 | |||
| WOLVERSON, Percy Oscar | Sallop, England, United Kingdom | 1511 | 22 | Rhoda Wolverson (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COLBOURNE, Beadon S | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 1675 | 27 | Edwin B. Colbourne (p) | Grocer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| WHEELER, Francis E. | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 1909 | 25 | John Wheeler (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Microfilmed file follows service file # 1873 | |||
| COXWORTHY, Fred Pierre | St. John's | 1304 | 19 | Maggie Coxworthy (p) | Baker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JESSO, Arthur Daisley | Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1459 | 25 | Rose Madore Jesso (s)) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KENNEDY, John | No Information | 1443 | No Information | No Information | 1915 | No Information | No | No | Attestation papers not available. Correspondence indicates he was released; no service. | ||||
| BOWMAN, Charles | St. John's - Riga, Russia | 938 | 22 | Lizzie Burry (o) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Although he spelled his name Bowman it was correctly spelled Beaumont, Charles was a name taken upon arrival in Newfoundland. | ||
| JANES, Stephen | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 1113 | 20 | Harriet Janes (p) | Mechanic | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, December 6, 1917 | |||
| BUCKLEY, John Joseph | St. John's | 1315 | 21 | James Buckley (p) | Butcher | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HALIDAY, Abel | Smith Sound, Brittania Cove, Trinity District | 1885 | 22 | Rachael Haliday (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - Halliday |