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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Charles | St. John's | 783 | 22 | Eugene Parsons (p) | Office clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JEANS, John Allan | Catalina, Trinity District | 424 | 28 | William T. Jeans (p) | Brakesman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MONTGOMERIE, Alexander | St. John's | 0-4 | Mrs. Montgomerie (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| GREENE, Walter Martin | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 0-43 - 266 | 20 | Catherine Greene (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||||
| CARTER, Llewellyn James | Channel, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 198 | 20 | Martha Carter (p) | Telegraph operator | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | |||
| HARVEY, Wilfred Eric | 228 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 324 | 19 | Christina Harvey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| OTOOLE, Frank | 261 Water Street, St. John's | 0-64 - 365 | 22 | Minnie Miller (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, October 12, 1917 | I | ||||
| COOPER, James | 29 Brine Street, St. John's | 98 | 21 | John Cooper (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Robert Templeton | St. John's | 366 | 18 | Mrs. Robert C. Smith (p) | 1914 | No | No | ||||||
| WYATT, Edward | 202 New Gower Street, St. John's | 371 | 22 | William Wyatt (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FERGUSON, Stewart Small | 67 Springdale Street, St. John's | 95 | 23 | Daniel Ferguson (p) | Civil engineer | 1914 | Presbyterian | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MORRY, Howard | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 726 | 29 | Thomas Morry (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MAGANNAM, Charles | St. John's - Mount Lebanon, Lebanon | 713 | 19 | Abad Magannam (p) | Pedlar | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| DOOLEY, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 818 | 20 | Francis Dooley (p) | Tailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WILCOX, Ernest | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 655 | 19 | James J. Wilcox (p) | School teacher | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| HARDY, Edward | 60 Monroe Street, St. John's | 677 | 19 | George Hardy (p) | Dry goods clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| BUTCHER, Ernest | 5 Howe Place, St. John's | 430 | 33 | Julia Butcher (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHURCHILL, Ernest St. Clair | Forest Road, St. John's | 0-108 - 281 | 26 | William Churchill (p) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| NOSEWORTHY, William | 78 Kings Road, St. John's | 206 | 21 | Ambrose Noseworthy (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| MANUEL, Alfred | Botwood, Twillingate District | 721 | 22 | Philip Manuel (p) | Lumberman | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| LILLY, Augustus | Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | 194 | 32 | George A. Lilly (p) | Carpenter | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| LEWIS, David | 37 Southside Road, St. John's | 96 | 22 | Robert Lewis (p) | Longshoreman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHAEEN, Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District - Beirut, Syria (now Lebanon) | 712 | 24 | Angela Shaeen (s) | Merchant | 1914 | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Sheen, Sheehan. | ||||
| GANE, Sidney | 90 Cochrane St., St. John's / Lindertis, Prestwick, Ayreshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0-103 | Mrs. Charlotte Gane (p) / Mrs. Gane (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; information from service ledger. | ||||||
| MURPHY, Lawrence | 126 Water Street, St. John's | 196 | 20 | Mary White (p) | Blacksmith | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| REID, Henry J. | Freshwater Road, St. John's | 513 | 22 | John Reid (p) | Moulder | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COLBOURNE, Arthur Frederick | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 444 | 23 | E.B. Colbourne (p) | Blacksmith | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| NOONAN, Edward Mortimer | 235 Southside Road, St. John's | 666 | 24 | James L. Noonan (p) | Telegraph operator | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUMPHRIES, William | Catalina, Trinity District | 588 | 20 | Edward Humphries (p) | Bartender | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Gerald Cockburn | Kings Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-33 - 333 | 28 | A.J. Harvey (p) | Merchant | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also contains documents relating to service # 0-94 Stanley Robertson and # 0-194 Guy W. Harvey. Attached to Royal Flying Corps 1916-1917. | |||
| CLIFT, Cecil Bayly | 100 Military Road, St. John's | 0-174 - 505 | 23 | J.A. Clift (p) | Student | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | ||||
| LOVEYS, James Newton | 44 Gilbert Street, St. John's | 359 | 19 | Mr. Loveys (p) | Draper | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PIGGOTT, Walter | 9 Monroe Street, St. John's | 296 | 25 | Henry Piggott (p) | Storekeeper | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KNIGHT, Francis H. | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-76 - 287 | 20 | Herbert E. Knight (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| EVANS, Thomas Bowning | 2 Parade Street, St. John's | 642 | 20 | James Evans (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancies in name: Bowring, Browning, Bowing. | |||
| HOWELL, Moses | 51 Wickford Street, St. John's | 462 | 20 | John Howell (p) | Miner | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GLADNEY, Edward Francis | Fort Townshend, St. John's | 335 | 19 | John Gladney (p) | Carpenter | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| ROWSELL, Edward Clayton | 49 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 571 | 23 | Uriah Rowsell (p) | Chauffeur | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GARLAND, George Stanley | 52 Mullock Street, St. John's | 200 | 20 | Eli Garland (p) | Post office clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Robert Hamilton | 89 Bond Street, St. John's | 623 | 23 | Frederick Martin | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| HENDERSON, Robert | 10 York Street, St. John's | 471 | 24 | Mr. Henderson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CALDWELL, John | 2 Finns Street, St. John's | 151 | 34 | Alina Caldwell (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MORRISSEY, John Joseph | 45 Parade Street, St. John's | 689 | 20 | Peter Morrissey (p) | Tailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DEMPSTER, James | St. John's | 755 | 19 | James Earnest Dempster (p) | Paper maker | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| CHANNING, John Cuthbert | 233 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 347 | 20 | Frances Channing (p) | Druggist | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MITCHELL, Harold | St. John's | 828 | 23 | John B. Mitchell (p) | Broker | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| CUFF, George Little | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 630 | 21 | Deborah Cuff (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| MORRIS, John Edgar | 2 Feild Street, St. John's | 120 | 17 | George and Agnes Morris (p) | Truckman - telegraph operator | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 2002X | |||
| NORMAN, Llewellyn | Catalina, Trinity District | 425 | 19 | Edward John Norman | Packer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EARLE, William Thomas | St. John's | 819 | 19 | Samuel Earle | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No |