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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAVON, Thomas | Middle Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 5625 | 18 | George Gavon | 1918 | No | No | File missing, Information from service ledger. | |||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Matthew | 145 Gower Street, St. John's | n/a | 35 | Clara Noseworthy (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as Sergeant Instructor (Special). | |||||
| SHEPPARD, Kenneth | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 8310 | 18 | John C. Sheppard (p) | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| FOX, John Edward Joseph | St. John's | 0-81 - 142 | 23 | Lady Morris (p) | 1914 | No | No | ||||||
| CRANE, John W | Upper Island Cove, Harbour Grace District | 4460 | 19 | Josiah Crane (p) | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| BUGDEN, N. | N/A | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | ||||||||
| THOMSON, James Elliot | Sudbury, Water Street West, St. John's | 0-201 - 61 | 22 | Charles R. Thomson (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 3, 1917 | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Thompson; signature is Thomson | ||||
| KNIGHT, James St. Pierre | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | 0-239 | Mrs. James S.P. Knight | 1915 | No Information | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). | |||||
| WILLIAMS, Willmet | Dildo, Trinity District | 1499 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||||
| HOGAN, R. | N/A | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | ||||||||
| DONNELLY, James John | 169 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-92 | Bridget Donnelly (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| TOBIN, Larry | 17 Casey Street, St. John's | 4558 | 18 | John Tobin (p) | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| PYNN, Frank | No Information | 1033 | 1915 | No | No | No information in service ledger; released May 1915. | |||||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Albert | Water St., Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1190 | 22 | Joseph Noseworthy (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| BARNES, Alfred | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity district | 8213 | 20 | William Barnes | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| GRANT, William Hayes | 31 Monkstown Road, St. John's | 0-159 - 410 | 23 | Mrs. James Grant (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, April 19, 1917 | Photograph of grave-site included. Partial attestation papers. | ||||
| WATSON, Charles | White Hills, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0-45 - 774 | 26 | George Watson (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers | |||||
| COSH - COISH, Leo | 230 Water Street, St. John's | 8427 | 18 | Ernest Cosh (p) | 1917 | Yes | No | Tuesday, January 21, 1919 | File missing. Information from service ledger. Variant spelling of name: attestation: Cosh ; CWGC: Coish or Koch. | ||||
| TAYLOR, Hayward | No information | 2858 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Service ledger notes he attested for home duty only. | |||||||
| POTTS, B. W. [Brian Wildridge] | Blackwells Islands, New York, USA | 8093 - 3060 | 25 | Jane A. Potts (p) | 1917 | No | No | See also service # 3060; Brian Wildridge Potts originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917 and transferred to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1918. | |||||
| OREILLY, P. Joseph | 0-147 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; incorrect information in service ledger Notes: Listed as instructor (musketry). Notes: Information in service ledger is incorrect; information for 0-236 J.B. O'Reilly, RAMC was duplicated as being 0-147 Joseph O'Reilly | ||||||||
| MURPHY, James A. | 3006 | No | No | File missing, attestation not completed. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| BARRETT, John A. | Twillingate, Twillingate district | 8028 | 43 | William H. Barrett (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MCGILLVARY, Thomas | 124 Barnes Road, St. John's | n/a | Bertha McGillvary (s) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as musketry instructor (special). | ||||||
| WALKINS, Michael James | 8 Bannerman St., St. John's | 8195 | 19 | Ellen F. Walkins (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger; Previously transcribed as Watkins. | |||||
| GOODYEAR, Harold Kenneth | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-74 - 1193 | Louisa Goodyear (p) | 1915 | No | No | Partial attestation papers included. Originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment; transferred his commission to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917. Includes documents relating to Regt. # 3428 Patrick Whelan. | ||||||
| RENDELL, Herbert | Anchorage, Duckworth Street, St, John's | 0-93 | Dr. H. Rendell (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | ||||||
| TRESISE, George Leach | Devonshire, England, United Kingdom | 0-207 - 906 | 22 | James Tresise (p) | 1915 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers | |||||
| SULLIVAN, Thomas F.J. | King's Bridge Road, St. John's | 8125 | 53 | John Sullivan (o) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| FITZPATRICK, J. | n/a | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | ||||||||
| DREW, T.M. | 0-223 - 857 | 1915 | No | No | Transferred from Leicestershire Regiment. Attestation papers not included. Also contains documents relating to service #0-23, William Edward Barnes | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||
| FERGUSON, John Roy | 67 Springdale Street, St. John's | 0-205 - 882 | 26 | Jeanette Herbert Ferguson (s) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| HOWLEY, James M. | Le Marchant Road, St. John's | 0-30 | 31 | Mrs. J.M. Howley (s) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| WALSH, John | 130 Georges Road, St. John's | 8072 | 18 | Mrs. Emilie Walsh (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| RIDEOUT, Bertie | Crow Head, Twillingate, Twillingate district | 8203 | 19 | Mrs. Susan Hamlin (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MCNEIL, T.M. | No information | 0-146 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger | |||||||
| PARDY, George | 31 Campbell Street, St. John's | 8237 | 24 | Susan Cheator (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MCGRATH, John A. | 0-135 - 2273 | 19 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; Not in service ledger. John A. McGrath and Frederick Seymour share the same officer file 0-135 File includes documents for Richard A. Howley, Royal Navy | |||||||
| YOUNG, Hedley | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 244 | 24 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; medical form only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||
| DOWNTON, H. | n/a | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special). | ||||||||
| HOLLETT, John | Port au Bras, Burin District | 8259 | 18 | Arthur Hollett (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Previously transcribed as Hallett. | |||||
| SIMMONS, William | Green's Harbour, Trinity Bay, Trinity district | 8205 | 21 | Charles Simmons (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Married 1918; contact changed to spouse but new information not given. | |||||
| LEMESSURIER, H. [Hugh] | 0-197 | No | No | Civilian appointment as Honourary Lieutenant, administration of training camp, Pleasantville. | |||||||||
| SULEY [SULLEY], William A. [Ambrose] | Southern Harbour, Conception Bay | 1616 | 22 | Mary Bess Suley (p) | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Family spelling is Sulley; attestation and other documents completed as Suley | ||||
| OAKLEY, Walter H. | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 8095 | 24 | Samuel R. Oakley (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MOORE, Patrick W. | 13 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 8314 | 18 | Philip Moore (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MARTIN, William P. | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1605 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||||
| WALSH, Luke | 129 Military Road, St. John's | 8126 | Patrick Walsh | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| MCCUE, Thomas Joseph | Turks Gut, Port de Grave District | 635 | 23 | Mary McCue (p) | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No |