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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, William Stafford | 5 Park Place, Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 418 | 21 | Mr. Anderson (p) | Civil engineer | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| CARBERRY, Maurice | Turks Cove, Trinity District | 382 | 22 | Mrs. Thomas Power (o) | Fisherman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | I. | |||
| NOONAN, Robert Anthony | St. John's | 812 | 25 | John H. Noonan (p) | Civil servant | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 14, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| EDWARDS, William Dowden | 98 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-16 - 659 | 24 | James Edwards (p) | Hardware clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| SHAVE, William Burton | Fogo, Fogo District | 543 | 19 | W.H. Shave (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| EVANS, Leonard | St. John's | 658 | 21 | Jabez Evans (p) | Steward | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 11, 1916 | |||
| WHITE, Dougald | 5 Central Street, St. John's | 37 | 33 | Annie White (s) | Dry goods clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KAVANAGH, Arthur Joseph | 235 New Gower Street, St. John's | 106 | 19 | Cornelius Kavanagh (p) | Shoemaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RAINES, George Albert | South Shields, England, United Kingdom | 381 | 19 | Albert Thomas Raines (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GARLAND, Charles Frederick | 44 Carters Hill, St. John's | 0-185 - 182 | 21 | Annie Garland (p) | 1914 | No | No | ||||||
| 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). | |||||
| CARTY, George Thomas | Cochrane Street, St. John's | 0-6 | Isabell Carty (o) | 1914 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| SPOONER, John | 30 Monroe Street, St. John's | 0-99 - 498 | 22 | Thomas Spooner (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STONE, Henry Skinner | 17 Dicks Square, St. John's | 361 | 29 | Hannah Stone (s) | Tailor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, William Joseph Thomas | St. John's | 840 | 19 | Edward Frank Moore (o) | Plumber | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GILBERT, Noel | Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 617 | 24 | Mr. Noel (p) | Chartered accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| ONEILL, Martin Patrick | 8 Lime Street, St. John's | 468 | 30 | Margaret O'Neill (s) | Painter | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Out of numerical order; follows # 475 | |||
| HURLEY, William Joseph | 153 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 11 | 28 | Johanna Hurley (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Walter Leonard | 20 Buchanan Street, St. John's | 407 | 19 | John Joseph Murphy (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, September 29, 1915 | |||
| HIGGINS, Edmund James | St. John's | 756 | 28 | Mrs. James Higgins (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included ; Previously transcribed as Edward | |||
| ODEA, John Eugene Louis (aka Eugene Robert O'Dea) | 29 Mullock Street, St. John's | 455 | 31 | May O'Dea (s) | Painter | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| THOMAS, Harvey | 11 Barnes Place, St. John's | n/a | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number (special), listed as instructor (musketry). | ||||||
| TEMPLE, John Vincent | Sandy Point, St. George District | 232 | 21 | Hannah Temple (p) | Teacher | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUTCHINS, Harold | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 602 | 17 | Mr. Hutchins (p) | Storekeeper | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BARRETT, Harold George | 50 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-69 - 798 | 22 | Henry G. Barrett (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||||
| POWER, David | Salmonier, Placentia-St. Marys District | 310 | 26 | Mrs. John Tremlett (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LESHANA, William Edward | St. John's | 799 | 22 | Jeanette LeShana (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BUTLER, George | 79 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 457 | 21 | Evelina Butler (s) | Tailor | 1914 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HUMPHREY, Thomas | 6 Power Street, St. John's | 375 | 22 | Jessie Fredrickson (p) | Steward | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CLEARY, William | 4 Lower Battery Road, St. John's | 384 | 20 | James Cleary (p) | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| HOLDEN, Luke | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 329 | 21 | Kate Veitch (o) | Train hand | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| EVANS, Thomas Bowning | 2 Parade Street, St. John's | 642 | 20 | James Evans (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancies in name: Bowring, Browning, Bowing. | |||
| MACDONNEL, John Patrick | St. George's, St. George District | 582 | 21 | Richard MacDonnel (p) | Time keeper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 29, 1915 | Discrepancy in spelling of name: signature is MacDonnel; previously transcribed as McDonnell/MacDonnell | ||
| PIPPY, Walter Elliott | Torbay Road, St. John's | 691 | 19 | T.A. Pippy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MADDEN, Sylvester | 216 Water Street, St. John's | 149 | 19 | Ann Madden (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EDGAR, Edwin | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 737 | 19 | Edwin Edgar (p) | Apprentice engineer | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| GOODYEAR, Stanley Charles | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-40 - 334 | 26 | Josiah Goodyear (p) | Logging contractor | 1914 | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 10, 1917 | ||||
| BYRNE, Alexander | 8 Alexander Street, St. John's | 667 | 21 | Edward Byrne (p) | Shoemaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HYNES, Richard Edward | Seamans Institute - Indian Island, Fogo District | 807 | 23 | William Hynes (o) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Variant spelling of name - Hines. | ||
| CUMMINGS, Arthur | St. John's | 815 | 20 | Charles Cummings (p) | Tailor | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | POW date: 1917 See service #1482, Gideon Harland Lane, for further information relating to the circumstances of this soldier's death. | ||
| BASTOW, William Augustus | Pennywell Road, St. John's | 676 | 21 | Francis Bastow | Farmer | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| STENLAKE, Wilfrid Down | Guernsey, Channel Islands, England, United Kingdom | 0-139 - 415 | 22 | Alfred Stenlake (p) | Probationer (theological) | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Wilfred; signature is Wilfrid. | |||
| BURTON, R. de H. [Reginald de Hardwicke] | 0-198 | 1914 | No | No | Attached from 13th Middlesex Regiment as commanding officer. Name from Hart's Annual Army List 1882. | ||||||||
| TAYLOR, James Arthur | St. John's | 821 | 22 | George Hedley Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | See also service #717 | |||
| BIXBY, Samson | Indian Island, Burgeo-La Poile District | 241 | 19 | John Bixby (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, William Ronald | 159 Gower Street, St. John's | 75 | 19 | William Martin (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel. | |||
| JEANS, John Allan | Catalina, Trinity District | 424 | 28 | William T. Jeans (p) | Brakesman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| EATON, Duncan McKinnon | St. John's | 811 | Dry goods clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917 | |||||
| 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. | ||||
| DANIELS, Peter | 402 Water Street, St. John's | 318 | 23 | Eva Fitzpatrick (p) | Confectioner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No |