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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADOW, Arthur L. | 0-169 | No | No | Attached to 1st Newfoundland Regiment from Norfolk Regiment as Commanding Officer, Feb 1916 - Dec. 1917 | |||||||||
| MCBAY, Burchill G. | No information | 600 | No | No | Notice of death only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||||
| AVERY, George Gladstone | N/A | No | No | Temporarily attached to Newfoundland Regiment for transport to Great Britain. Royal Naval Air Service 1915-1917. | |||||||||
| LANNON, James Joseph | No information | 1001 | No | No | File missing; ledger indicates discharged 10/4/15 as undesirable | ||||||||
| MURPHY, James A. | 3006 | No | No | File missing, attestation not completed. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| FUGES, C. | 3104 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. Fatality: n/a | |||||||||
| ONEIL, Patrick Joseph | 1917 | 0-67 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. Granted temporary commission. | ||||||||
| NEWHOOK, Leander | 3129 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| LEMESSURIER, H. [Hugh] | 0-197 | No | No | Civilian appointment as Honourary Lieutenant, administration of training camp, Pleasantville. | |||||||||
| HULL, John | St. John's | 8197 | 29 | Tryphena Hull (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| FAIRWEATHER, S.D. | n/a | Medical officer | No | No | Attached to Regiment from RAMC; no service number or file; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| FORBES-ROBERTSON, James | No information | 0-2 | No | No | Attached as 2nd in Command July 1916 - Aug. 1917 | ||||||||
| BROWN | N/A | No | No | Cadet battalion (special). Service number and given name unknown. | |||||||||
| WALSH, Michael | No information | 6343 | No | No | Attestation papers not included Discharged from the Royal Army Medical Corps and attached to Royal Newfoundland Regiment for special duty without pay. | ||||||||
| DOUGHORTY, J. | No information | 13661 | No | No | Service number: 13661 Royal Munster Fusiliers. Doughorty was attached to the Newfoundland Contingent from 1 Mun. Fus [Munster Fusiliers]. Not in service ledger. Fatality: unknown. | ||||||||
| WINDELER, V. G. | No information | 1889 | No | No | No | File missing. Not in service ledger; # 1889 is assigned to Philip Francis Power | |||||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Edward | 1174 | No | No | File missing; ledger entry 10/4/15 states undesirable. | |||||||||
| COURT | No information | 0-250 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; attached from RAMC | ||||||||
| MOSLEY, Robert | No information | 708 | No | No | Death notice only; not in service ledger. Service # 708 assigned to Sebastian Foran in service ledger. Fatality: Unknown | ||||||||
| FORAN, Patrick W. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 1983 | 36 | Patrick J. Foran (p) | Paper maker | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Joseph: correspondence concerning prisoners of war | N/A | No | No | Provincial Archives Reference # GN 19.7 Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with Joseph Outerbridge, 6 Sept. 1917 - 29 Jan. 1918, predominantly relating to his search for his son, Norman Outerbridge, #0-98, missing after the battle of Monchy le Preux. Norman Outerbridge was declared dead effective 14 April 1917. Includes statements from members of the Regiment regarding his son's death and and references to Prisoners of War held in Germany. File was incorrectly assigned Regiment # 0-207 | |||||||||
| REID, Carl | St. John's | 790 | 19 | Caleb Reid (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, August 12, 1916 | |||
| KNIGHT, William | 44 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 373 | 22 | Ann Knight (s) | Mechanical engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BUTLER, Henry Albert | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 0-199 - 325 | 23 | Reuben Butler (p) | Student | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| EDGAR, Edwin | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 737 | 19 | Edwin Edgar (p) | Apprentice engineer | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| GILLAM, Arthur Wilfred | Robinsons Head, St. George District | 454 | 20 | Charles Gillam (p) | Guide | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WELLS, Clarence Augustus | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 730 | 21 | Edward Wells (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| BREEN, John | 18 Nunnery Hill, St. John's | 67 | 20 | 18 Nunnery Hill, St. John's | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel. | ||
| MORRISSEY, Michael William | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 427 | 31 | Elizabeth Morrissey (s) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCCUE, Thomas Joseph | Turks Gut, Port de Grave District | 635 | 23 | Mary McCue (p) | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| COMOR, Maurice | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | 725 | 21 | Henry Comor (p) | Salesman | 1914 | Jewish | Yes | No | Wednesday, December 5, 1917 | |||
| MUTFORD, Ward | St. John's | 822 | 19 | George Mutford (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHORTALL, Richard Aloysius | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-78 - 395 | 23 | Richard and Catherine Shortall (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Includes document for Owen William Steele, 0-89 - 326 and Leo M. Shortall, 1940. | ||||
| WARREN, William Valence | 231 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-204 - 680 | 25 | Cyrus Warren (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers | |||||
| EDGAR, Charles Legallais | 36 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-203 - 199 | 24 | Joseph H. Edgar (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Monday, February 26, 1917 | Photograph of gravesite included. | ||||
| THOMPSON, John | St. John's | 139 | 21 | William Thompson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GOUGH, Frank George | 14 Clifford Street, St. John's | 132 | 19 | Frank R. Gough (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| RICKETTS, Francis J. | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 451 | 34 | Mary Ricketts (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BURDELL, Claude | Battery Road, St. John's | 330 | 28 | Mrs. Burdell (s) | Carpenter | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COOMBS, Harry | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 393 | 21 | Mary Howe (o) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| STEWART, Henry | Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | 618 | 27 | Alice Stewart (s) | Tinsmith | 1914 | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. | ||||
| LACEY, Roland Stephen | St. John's | 77 | 28 | William Lacey (p) | Fisherman-miner | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CLEARY, John Sullivan | 9 Carters Hill, St. John's | 131 | 22 | Richard Cleary (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BAIRD, John Joseph | 321 Water Street, St. John's | 648 | 23 | Samuel Baird (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FIANDER, Samuel | Coombs Cove, Fortune District | 467 | 20 | Samuel Fiander (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CURRAN, Fred [Donald Wilfred] | 235 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 122 | 19 | Thomas Curran (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | Previously transcribed as Frederick based on attestation form. Variant spelling of name - Curren. | |||
| MOORE, Daniel Joseph | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 741 | 19 | Daniel Moore (p) | Farmer | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| MANSFIELD, Peter Francis | Jersey Side, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 85 | 37 | Marion Mansfield (p) | Traveller | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel | |||
| SEWARD, Horatius | Clarenville, Trinity District | 172 | 26 | Adam Seward (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | Variant spelling of name: Horatio | ||
| KENNETT, William Patrick | 104 Gower Street, St. John's | 127 | 23 | Margaret Kennett (s) | Bartender | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Kenneth. |