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 | |
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| FUREY, Ignatius | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 1312 | 19 | Mr. and Mrs. Furey (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Tuesday, December 7, 1915 | |||
| MANUEL, Frederick | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 4314 | 24 | Job Manuel (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YETMAN, Alexander | Water Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4416 | 18 | William Yetman (p) | Operator | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, Dorman | Botwood, Twillingate District | 2387 | 20 | Amis Clarke (p) | Papermaker | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, March 4, 1917 | |||
| SOMERTON, Edward F. | Trinity, Trinity District | 3526 | 19 | Frederick Somerton (p) | Banker | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Contains a misfiled document relating to service # 3726 Levi Stockley | |||
| REEVES, Maxwell | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 2277 | 18 | John Reeves (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Yes | No | Friday, May 19, 1916 | ||||
| MOSS, Henry Ethelbert | Sailors Island, Salvage, Bonavista District | 2029 | 21 | Robert Moss (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| CARNELL, John | Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde District | 4627 | 18 | George Carnell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, John Joseph | 318 City Terrace, St. John's | 4602 | 19 | Thomas Walsh (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HEATH, George Robert | St. John's | 907 | 34 | Samuel Heath (p) | Hardware clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHAFE, Reginald | Goulds, St. John's West District | 4422 | 18 | Allan Chafe (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | 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 | |||
| MITCHELL, Laurence | Beaver Cove, Twillingate District | 5658 | 20 | Elias Mitchell (p) | Miner | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WOODMAN, James | New Harbour, Trinity District | 2171 | 25 | Mrs. Charles Woodman (p) | Paper maker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DAY, James | Old Shop, Trinity District | 5430 | 20 | Abner Day (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GILLIS, George | Highlands, St. George District | 3680 | 19 | Alex. H. Gillis (p) | Railroading | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| REID, Chesley | Jacksons Arm, St. Barbe District | 3912 | 19 | Joseph Combdon (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KELLY, Richard | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4966 | 21 | Michael Kelly (p) | Shoemaker | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CUFF, Heber | Bonavista Harbour, Bonavista District | 524 | 22 | John Cuff (p) | Iron worker | 1914 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| BUTLER, James Llewellyn | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 1289 | 25 | Flossie Butler (o) | Engineer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| COLE, James | Lower Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 5884 | 23 | Alfred Cole (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| REES, Wallace | Lance Cove, Bell Island, St. John's East District | 2773 | 19 | Solomon Rees (p) | Machinist | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUMBY, Henry George | Summerville, Bonavista Bay | 4514 | 18 | Eli Humby (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Edmund | Harbour Grace South, Harbour Grace District | 2621 | 19 | Edward Taylor (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 1417X. | |||
| ATKINS, Clementine | Manuels, Harbour Main District | 8486 | 27 | William Atkins (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CRON, Joseph | Trinity Bay | 3723 | 26 | George Cron (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Cran | |||
| SMITH, Walter John | St. John's | 478 | 30 | John Smith (p) | Woodsman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BAKER, Nero | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 5041 | 26 | John Baker (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, February 3, 1919 | |||
| PARDY, Charles | Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 6153 | 26 | Charles Pardy (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITCHER, Gilbert | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity District | 2178 | 19 | Cornelius Pitcher (p) | Papermaker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WYATT, William | 50 Charlton Street, St. John's | 8185 | 47 | Martha Wyatt (s) | Blacksmith and millman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FACEY, M.L. | n/a | Chaplin | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger | |||||||
| MADDIGAN, Michael | 1 Dammerills Lane, St. John's | 47 | 19 | Michael Maddigan (p) | Seaman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BLACKHALL, John Sheill | Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom | 1738 | 24 | William Blackhall (p) | Fur buyer | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Variant spelling of name - Shiell | |||
| FORSEY, Curtis | Grand Bank, Burin District | 3828 | 21 | William Forsey (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Arthur James | St. John's | 823 | 18 | James Young (p) | Sail maker | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Leslie | Boswarlos, Port au Port, St. George District | 1497 | 24 | Jemima Harvey (p) | Miner | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PEARCE, Hector | Clarenville, Trinity District | 1394 | 19 | Eliza Pearce (p) | Locomotive fireman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| COADY, Andrew | St. John's | 775 - 8096 | 19 | Richard Coady (o) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies 1917 | ||||
| MEW, Sydney Frank | Shirley, Southampton, England, United Kingdom | 0-259 - 1939 | 24 | Charles Mew (p) | Book binder | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GEORGE, Pleamon | Whiteway, Trinity District | 1969 | 26 | Ananias George (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LUKINS, George | 5 Lyon Square, St. John's | 544 | 21 | Alice Lukins (s) | Sailor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, July 1, 1917 | some illegible documents ; See Regt.# 709 for misfiled will | ||
| JOHNSTON - JOHNSON, William | Northern Bay, Bay de Verde District | 4881 | 21 | Thomas Johnston (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Signature completed as Johnston on attestation; Johnson on later documents. | |||
| STRIDE, Benjamin | Conne River, Fortune District | 6325 | 23 | John Stride (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WEIR, Victor | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 5481 | 19 | Theophilus Weir (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HICKS, Hubert | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5847 | 20 | Solomon Hicks (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Archibald | Baie Verte, St. Barbe District | 8218 | 19 | William J. Moores (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HAWKER, Walter Clarke | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 0-265 - 1843 | 19 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Bank clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PUMPHREY, John Louis | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1237 | 24 | Mrs. Pumphrey (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EDGECOMBE, Silas | Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1251 | 22 | Gennett/Janet Edgecombe (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, July 11, 1916 |