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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE, Philip J. | Fortune, Burin District | 4403 | 20 | Thomas Lake (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CHAPPLE, Cecil | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 5516 | 19 | Reuben Chapple (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SINCLAIR, James Eldon | St. John's | 881 | 20 | James G. Sinclair (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Andrew | Old Shop, Trinity District | 4386 | 18 | James Smith (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FELTHAM, Joseph | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5129 | 18 | Mrs. Hannah [Anna] Feltham (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STEIN, Conrad Lewis | 2930 | 2930 | 18 | Cecil Stein (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DUFFETT, Henry Chesley | Burgoynes Cove, Smith Sound, Trinity District | 3308 | 20 | John Duffett (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PENNEY, James | Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1448 | 20 | Mary Jane Coish (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HUMBY, John | 8 Pilots Hill, St. John's | 2641 | 20 | Mrs. Ford (o) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, J.H.W. | n/a | Dental surgeon | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | |||||||
| WHITE, Willis | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 5170 | 25 | Darius White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FRANCIS, Robert Thomas | 116 Bond Street, St. John's - 11 Fergus Place, St. John's | 2327 - 3665 | 21 | Mrs. William Butt (p) / Mrs. Robert Francis (s) | Sailor / Seaman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Francis was discharged medically unfit 28 Feb. 1917 and enlisted for Home Defence 23 April 1917; was assigned a second Service number. | |||
| MUTFORD, Ward | St. John's | 822 | 19 | George Mutford (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Samuel | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 5218 | 20 | James Somerton (o) | Miner | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CARPENTER, William | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 2824 | 19 | James Carpenter (p) | Railroader | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KENNEDY, Georges Francis Joseph | 26 Plank Road, St. John's | 2966 | 18 | Hugh Kennedy (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, Alphonsus | Rencontre East, Fortune District | 6048 | 23 | Priscilla Pitt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SIMMS, Joshua | Richards Harbour, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3503 | 20 | John Simms (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DEAN, Kenneth Wayne | Botwood, Twillingate District | 0-41 - 8214 | 52 | Lucinda Dean (s) | Head millwright | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OLIVER, John | Grand Lake, St. George District | 2023 | 18 | Mary Jane Oliver (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BLACKMORE, Victor | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 3663 | 18 | Stephen Blackmore (p) | Electrician | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| EBBS, Michael | 53 Cabot Street, St. John's | 4448 | 19 | William Ebbs (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Charles | Wild Bight, Twillingate District | 6294 | 19 | Jonathan Young (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PEARCEY, Charles | 83 Bond Street, St. John's | 4398 | 21 | Jasper Pearcey (p) | Draper | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOWLOW, Hazel | Trinity East, Trinity District | 3731 | 18 | Richard Fowlow (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OXFORD, Arthur | Farmers Arm, Twillingate District | 2439 | 20 | Mrs. Charles Finam (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BRODERICK, William | 28 Prospect Street, St. John's | 8506 | 37 | Bride Broderick (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, William | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 8481 | 45 | Ellen Snow (s) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LUNNEN, Lloyd | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3633 | 18 | Andrew Lunnen (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CROCKER, George A | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4430 | 18 | Samuel Crocker (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HICKS, John Benjamin | Catalina, Trinity District | 1163 | 18 | Dottie Hicks (o) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GOUGH, Joseph | Elliston, Trinity District | 8123 | 18 | William Gough (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GOUGH, Frank George | 14 Clifford Street, St. John's | 132 | 19 | Frank R. Gough (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MAY, James Thomas | Lally Cove, Fortune District | 6141 | 19 | John May (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RICKETTS, Francis J. | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 451 | 34 | Mary Ricketts (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARBOUR, William | Newtown, Bonavista District | 4127 | 20 | James Barbour (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCNEILL, Harvey Furneaux | McNeil Street, St. John's | 2850 | 22 | Fanny McNeill (p) | Grocer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Stephen | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace Distric | 5119 | 19 | George Roberts (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHUTE, Arthur | Victoria Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2728 | 19 | Moses Shute (p) | Cooper | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Elmo | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2153 - 8184 | 18 | John Knight (p) | Paper makers helper / Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment in 1916; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917. | |||
| ROWE, Frank | Trinity, Trinity District | 1991 | 18 | John Rowe (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| LEWIS, William Gardner | St. John's | 1213 | 22 | Richard Gardner Lewis (p) | Railroad man | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LOMOND, Thomas | Grand Bay, Burgeo-LePoile District | 2846 | 21 | William Lomond (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURDELL, Claude | Battery Road, St. John's | 330 | 28 | Mrs. Burdell (s) | Carpenter | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KING, Frederick | Victoria Cove, Gander Bay, Fogo District | 3319 | 21 | Alfred John King (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROWSELL, George | Pushthrough Head, Fortune District | 3024 | 21 | John Rowsell (p) | Carpenter | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Hedley | New Bay, Twillingate District | 3681 | 22 | William White (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DINNEY, Andrew | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4374 | 19 | William James Dinney (p) | Miner | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HENNEBURY, Thomas | Kings Bridge Road, St. John's | 4498 | 26 | William Hennebury (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HICKEY, Michael John | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 1415 | 21 | John Hickey (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No |