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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDEN, Patrick | Riverhead, Southside, St. John's | 555 | 19 | Mary Alice Holden (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, January 31, 1916 | |||
| KNIGHT, Francis H. | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-76 - 287 | 20 | Herbert E. Knight (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| ONEIL, John Joseph | 49 Angel Place, St. John's | 704 | 29 | Clara O'Neil (p) | Cooper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ALDERDICE, Norman H | Water Street West, St. John's | 0-142 | Dorothy Alderdice (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers are not included. Microfilm mislabelled as Alderidge. | ||||||
| NEVILLE, William John | 39 Young Street, St. John's | 376 | 20 | Mr. Neville (p) | Shoemaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| RYAN, Bernard | 195 New Gower Street, St. John's | 123 | 19 | Charles Ryan (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic - Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
| ALEXANDER, Conn | Twinstead, Sudbury, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | 0-178 | 31 | Mrs. Gladys Alexander (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Relinquished his commission 20 June 1916 ; transferred to Lord Strathcona's Horse Regiment. | |||||
| DAWE, Joseph | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 328 | 20 | George Dawe (o) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KEEL, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 490 | 24 | Elizabeth Keel (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HERDER, Ralph Barnes | 40 Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-113 - 34 | 21 | William J. Herder (p) | Student | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Hardy Frederick | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 322 | 20 | William Snow (p) | Student | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| ELSWORTH, James | Carmanville, Fogo District | 625 | 25 | Emelia Elsworth (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, November 4, 1915 | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Ellsworth. | ||
| CALDWELL, John | 2 Finns Street, St. John's | 151 | 34 | Alina Caldwell (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| NOFTALL, Edward George | Rocky Lane, St. John's | 83 | 19 | Henry Noftall (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| LUKINS, John | 12 Bell Street, St. John's | 547 | 26 | May Lukins (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, June 28, 1916 | |||
| SQUIBB, Josiah | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 243 | 19 | Charles Squibb (p) | Miner | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 19, 1915 | |||
| HUNT, Nicholas Prout | 88 Barnes Road, St. John's | 0-252 - 762 | 21 | Mrs. James Hunt (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | I. | ||||
| HIPDITCH, John | Paradise, Placentia-St. Marys District | 240 | 28 | George Hipditch (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Hepditch | |||
| ROSS, Hector Hugh Alexander | 14 Victoria Street, St. John's | 0-96 - 768 | 22 | H. Ross (p) | 1914 | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies 1917. | |||||
| GROUCHY, Philip John | 14 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 369 | 33 | Maud Grouchy (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick | Turks Gut, Port de Grave District | 629 | 20 | Mrs. John Bartlett | Fisherman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| COLLINS, William Joseph | 1 Flower Hill, St. John's | 82 | 22 | Jerry Collins | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 28, 1915 | |||
| SMYTH, Thomas Joseph | 11 Bond Street, St. John's | 523 | 19 | George Smyth (p) | Hardware clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| MADDIGAN, Michael | 1 Dammerills Lane, St. John's | 47 | 19 | Michael Maddigan (p) | Seaman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CANHAM, Arthur Robert | 292 Beaumont Street, St. John's | 221 | 42 | Selina Canham (s) | Valet | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, John Henry Stanley | 35 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-118 - 108 | 24 | Robert Green (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 7, 1917 | Attached Royal Flying Corps 1915-1917 | |||
| ROPER, Henry | 26 Dicks Square, St. John's | 670 | 20 | Joseph Roper (p) | Watchmaker | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Edwin Pierce | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 228 | 20 | William Rideout (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 27, 1918 | |||
| NOSEWORTHY, Frederick Thomas | 6 Wickford Street, St. John's | 527 | 22 | Thomas Noseworthy (p) | Cooper | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Signature is Frederick; several forms completed as Francis. | |||
| ANDREWS, John Donald | 80 McFarlane Street, St. John's | 315 | 22 | Mrs. Andrews | Machinist | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GREENE, Walter Martin | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 0-43 - 266 | 20 | Catherine Greene (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||||
| KENNEDY, Michael Francis | 40 New Gower Street, St. John's | 255 | 20 | Nicholas Kennedy (p) | Mechanical engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Killed in action, 1 July, 1916. | ||
| RANDALL, Hubert Job | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 94 | 21 | Adam Randall (p) | Mill hand | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Attached to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Feb. 1919. Variant spelling of name - Randell. | |||
| WYATT, Edward | 202 New Gower Street, St. John's | 371 | 22 | William Wyatt (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HARTLEY, Leonard Vincent | Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom | 294 | 22 | Walter George Hartley (p) | Auditor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURN [BYRNE], Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 257 | 20 | James Byrne (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RENDELL, Leonard True | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 231 | 25 | Jesse Rendell (p) | Papermaker | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Charles William | Ragged Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 728 | 22 | Rachael Emberley Brown (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| SPURRELL, Charles Patrick | 41 Wickford Street, St. John's | 378 | 20 | John Spurrell (p) | Bookmaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Harrison | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 218 | 20 | Joseph Moores (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DESROCHES, Daniel Alexander | 5 Livingstone Street, St. John's | 518 | 19 | Mrs. James Boggan (p) | Printer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WILCOX, Frederick | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 707 | 25 | John M. Wilcox | Paper maker | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| MOULAND, Thomas | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 488 | 23 | Mrs. Mouland (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILLEY, Joseph | 190 New Gower Street, St. John's | 84 | 27 | Elizabeth Milley (o) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel | |||
| MURPHY, Michael Patrick | St. John's | 805 | 24 | John J. Murphy (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BELBIN, Charles Chesley | 113 Cabot Street, St. John's | 0-51 - 167 | 21 | Jacob Belbin (p) | Hardware clerk | 1914 | No | No | I | ||||
| TAYLOR, Victor G. | 35 Southside Road, St. John's | 111 | 20 | George Taylor (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Note: Name is George Victor Taylor according to other documentation | |||
| ROWE, Arthur Boyne | 54 Barters Hill, St. John's | 682 | 22 | Frederick Rowe (p) | Cooper | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JUPP, Leonard John | 57 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 162 | 22 | William Jupp (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | Brother of Clifford Henry Oliver Jupp, # 0-206 / 157 | ||||
| JACKMAN, Arthur Joseph | 33 Angel Place, St. John's | 533 | 22 | Frank Jackman (p) | Cooper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 |