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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Thomas Martin | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 2508 | 18 | Jane French (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | ||||
| KING, Wallace | Bauline, St. John's East District | 5841 | 19 | James King (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, William | Placentia, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 2618 | 23 | Mrs. James King (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, January 28, 1917 | |||
| KING, William | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 4063 | 21 | William King (p) | Teamster | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, William | New Bonaventure, Trinity District | 4519 | 18 | Edwin King (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KING, William J. | St. Jones Without, Trinity District | 5441 | 19 | Mathias King (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, William John | New Bonaventure, Trinity District | 2430 | 22 | Jesse Anne King (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| KING, William S. | Southside Road, St. John's | 0-58 - 837 | 22 | James King (p) | Clerk | 1915 | No | No | Attached Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) 1916 - 1919. | ||||
| KINSELLA, William | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 4108 | 20 | Mary (John) Kinsella (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KIRBY, Archibald | Collins Cove, Burin District | 4900 | 21 | Maggie Collins (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KIRBY, John | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 5814 | 18 | Philip Kirby (p) | Cooper | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KIRBY, Stanley S. | Silverdale, Twillingate District | 242 (microfilmed as 0-242) | 24 | Evangeline Kirby (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Kirby's records filed on microfilm as 0-242; his service number is 242. | |||
| KITCHEN, Ernest | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4647 | 22 | Edward Kitchen (p) | Fireman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KITCHEN, John | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4809 | 24 | George Kitchen (p) | Surveyor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNEE, Harold | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5586 | 19 | Andrew Knee (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNEE, Matthew | Pools Island, Bonavista District | 2342 | 19 | Cornelius Knee (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| KNIGHT, Egbert Henry | Jacksons Cove, Twillingate District | 3953 | 26 | Samuel Knight (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Elmo | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2153 - 8184 | 18 | John Knight (p) | Paper makers help / lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Attested with Newfoundland Regiment 1916; transferred to Forestry Companies in 1917. | |||
| KNIGHT, Francis H. | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-76 - 287 | 20 | Herbert E. Knight (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KNIGHT, Frank | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4304 | 23 | William Knight (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Frank Scott | St. John's | 1659 | 19 | Charles Knight (p) | Barber | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, George Samuel | 74 William Street, St. John's | 309 | 21 | Charles and Phoebe Knight (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, December 2, 1915 | |||
| KNIGHT, Harold Stephen | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-60 - 2962 | 19 | Herbert Knight (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, James Michael | St. John's | 1112 | 19 | Ellen Knight (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, William | 44 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 373 | 22 | Ann Knight (s) | Mechanical engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| 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 | |||
| KNOTT, Cecil James | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2882 | 18 | Robert Knott (p) | Sailor | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | Yes | Wednesday, May 2, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
| KNOTT, William | Sally's Cove, Bay de Verde District | 3431 | 21 | John Knott (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) - Salvation Army | Yes | No | Wednesday, November 21, 1917 | Discrepancy in religion. | ||
| KNOTT, William | Isle aux Morts, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3923 | 19 | Robert Knott (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNOWLING, William A. | Little River, Codroy Valley, St. George District | 1693 | 18 | George Knowling (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| KNOX, Peter | St. John's | 1593 | 19 | Helen Stevenson (o) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KNOX, William | 11 Feild Street, St. John's | 4611 | 18 | William Knox (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KOOLERY, James | 84 McFarlane Street, St. John's | 4412 | 18 | George Koolery (p) | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discharged underaged. | ||||
| CONSTANTINE, Alexander | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 5803 | 18 | Edward Constantine (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CONSTANTINE, Leo Francis | 38 MacFarlane Street, St. John's | 3212 | 19 | Peter Constantine (p) | Carman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CONSTANTINE, Peter Joseph | 20 McFarlane Street, St. John's | 563 | 20 | Peter J. Constantine (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, April 8, 1920 | |||
| CONSTANTINE, Stephen | 63 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 4209 | 21 | Ellen Constantine (p) | Sailor | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CONSTANTINE, Vincent | 65 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 5109 | 19 | Ellen Constantine (p) | [?] Maker | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CONWAY, Bernard | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 5768 | 21 | Daniel Conway (p) | Iron worker | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CONWAY, John Thomas | St. Brides, Placentia-St. Marys District | 3513 | 29 | Bridget (James) Conway (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Counway | |||
| CONWAY, Philip James | St. John's | 1128 | 20 | Kate Conway (p) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| COOK, Alfred Stanley | St. John's | 876 | 24 | William James Cook (p) | Accountant | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - Cooke | ||
| COOK, Baxter | Newtown, Bonavista District | 5531 | 21 | Cornelius Cook (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COOK, Eli | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 2229 | 19 | John Cook (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| COOK, Ernest George | Trinity East, Trinity District | 4384 | 18 | John Cook (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COOK, Gordon | No information | N/A | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||||
| COOK, Hector Henry | White Hills, St. John's | 1968 | 21 | Henry Cook (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COOK, Henry William | Outer Cove Road, St. John's | 483 | 19 | Mr. Cook (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| COOK, James | Hickmans Harbour, Trinity District | 2600 | 20 | George Critch (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, November 4, 1917 | George Critch was Cook's adoptive/foster father | ||
| COOK, Leander | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 2237 | 25 | Rosanna (Frampton) Cook (s) | School teacher | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |