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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIKE, Stanley Gordon | St. John's | 1235 | 23 | Mrs. William Pike (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, August 10, 1916 | |||
| LEGROW, Harry W. | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 3738 | 18 | Robert LeGrow (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, William | Springdale, Twillingate District | 5305 | 19 | Henry Clarke (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HOWLETT, James Joseph | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 3313 | 19 | John Howlett (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CLEMENT, T.W. | n/a | Medical officer | 1918 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| VICKERS, Joseph | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 6018 | 20 | William Vickers (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCDONALD, William | Bank Head, St. George District | 5986 | 24 | Dinier Farrell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, Gilbert S. | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 1649 | 17 | Edward Warren (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BURSEY, George | Victoria Cove, Gander Bay, Fogo District | 2677 | 21 | Andrew Bursey (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 2, 1918 | |||
| WALSH, Michael | ittle Bona, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 4147 | 22 | Patrick Walsh (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CAREW, Elias | Bauline, St. John's East District | 5757 | 23 | Mary Colbourne (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GILLINGHAM, Esau | Glenwood, Twillingate District | 8490 | 36 | Catherine Gillingham (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MORGAN, George | Upper Gullies, Harbour Main District | 2867 | 20 | Abram Morgan (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| REARDIGAN, John Joseph | 33 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 72 | 21 | John Joseph and Mary Helen Reardigan (p) | Tinsmith | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel | |||
| DAY, Walter V. | St. John's | 1660 | 18 | Ernest Day (p) | Tailor | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RICE, Arthur | Cape Broyle, Ferryland District | 5279 | 19 | Patrick Rice (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TEMPLEMAN, Donald | St. John's | 1236 | 20 | Catherine Templeman (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BALSOM, Roy Leslie | Clarenville, Trinity District | 2770 | 18 | William Balsom (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PIERPOINT, Alfred H. | 3 Devon Row, St. John's | 3757 | 25 | Alfred Ephraim Pierpoint (p) | Dry goods clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HANN, Sidney V. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3998 | 22 | Isaac Hann (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TULK, Stanley Gordon | St. George, St. George District | 268 | 18 | Benjamin Tulk (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LEWIS, John Thomas | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 2746 | 19 | Margaret Fewer (p) | Pulp maker | 1916 | Roman Catholic - Salvation Army | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
| REID, Arthur | Barr'd Island, Fogo District | 5978 | 24 | William Reid (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SULLIVAN, William | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 2311 | 23 | Thomas Sullivan (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KEAN, Cecil D | No information | 0-234 | No information | No information | 1917 | No information | No | No | Commissioned to RAMC in 1917 and granted a temporary appointment to the Newfoundland Regiment as Medical Officer for draft transport to Great Britain 3-17 Oct. 1917. | ||||
| BRYDON, David | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2124 | 30 | Mrs. Brydon (s) | Musician | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Attested for short service. | |||
| THOMSON, James Elliot | Sudbury, Water Street West, St. John's | 0-201 - 61 | 22 | Charles R. Thomson (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 3, 1917 | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Thompson; signature is Thomson | ||||
| DOBBIN, Dennis | Gaskiers, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5731 | 19 | Bernard Dobbin (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| THORNE, Walter Thomas | New Harbour, Trinity District | 1629 | 21 | Robert Thorne (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| WHITE, Alfred | St. George, St. George Distric | 1657 | 26 | Tassin [Tassian] White (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Elmo | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2153 - 8184 | 18 | John Knight (p) | Paper makers help / lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Attested with Newfoundland Regiment 1916; transferred to Forestry Companies in 1917. | |||
| NEWELL, Richard Lewis [Louis Frederick] | Bareneed, Port de Grave District | 1821 | 18 | John Newell (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Louis F. Newell enlisted in 1915, was released as underaged and in 1917 re-enlisted under the name Richard Louis Newell. His legal name appeared in his service record in 1935. | |||
| FELTHAM, Luke | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 3865 | 19 | Edward Feltham (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, William H. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 0-228 | 37 | Harold Parsons (o) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps. | |||||
| BAILEY, Edward | 57 Merrymeeting Road, St. John's | n/a | 18 | Student | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, special ranking as bugler. | ||||
| CHRISTIAN, William Coaker | 72 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 3371 | 18 | William L. Christian (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 26, 1918 | |||
| POWER, Stephen | Dunville, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4803 | 21 | Patrick Power (p) | Railroad man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Edward | 12 Lion Square, St. John's | 8349 | 21 | Margaret Foley (s) | Teamster | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TILLY, Ralph | Newmans Cove, Bonavista District | 4841 | 26 | Mary (William) Tilly (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Tilley | |||
| WILLIAMS, Rowland | 20 Young Street, St. John's | 10 | 22 | Louisa Torraville (p) | Stenographer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OLSEN, Joseph | 87 Signal Hill Road, St. John's | 313 | 20 | Charles Olsen (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| BOURNE, Benjamin R. | 17 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 5189 | 20 | Alfred Bourne (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PERRY, Isaac | Catalina, Trinity District | 3621 | 18 | Benjamin Perry (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, John Henry | Tacks Beach, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2784 | 31 | Mrs. Joseph Warren (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | |||
| DOWNTON, H. | n/a | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special). | ||||||||
| CLARKE, Eleazer | Baine Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4692 | 20 | Thomas Clarke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROSE, Peter | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 2474 | 19 | Peter Clarke (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| OSMOND, Oliver | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 8364 | 21 | Joseph Osmond (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SQUIRES, William | Broad Cove, Bay de Verde District | 6157 | 22 | John Squires (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STOCKLEY, Levi | Virgin Arm, Twillingate District | 3726 | 26 | John B. Stockley (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | See also service #3583 Somerton for a misfiled document |