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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| BONNER, Alfred F | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 868 | 21 | George Bonner | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 69. | |||
| MALONE, Edward | Signal Hill Road, St. John's | 4600 | 30 | Miss G. Malone (o) | Master pilot | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GLEESON, Joseph | Virgin Arm, Twillingate District | 8151 | 31 | Emma Gleeson (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Attestation completed as Gleeson; variant spelling Gleason | |||
| MUDFORD, Bennett | Cottles Island, Twillingate District | 2521 | 24 | Mark Mudford (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variation in name: Mutford | ||
| MOULAND, Ronald | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 8264 | 20 | Rita Mouland (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HAWKINS, George | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 1606 | 24 | Fanny Hawkins (p) | River driver | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BATSTONE, Pearce | Nippers Harbour, Twillingate District | 5541 | 20 | Jesse Batstone (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DAVIS, D. | Medical officer | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger | |||||||
| ELKINS, Frederick | Hare Bay, Bonavista District | 6151 | 20 | Jeremiah Elkins (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDS, Robie | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | n/a | 17 | Drummer (formerly druggist) | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included (underaged) - No service number, listed as drummer (special); misfiled documents microfilmed under Regt.# 4702. | |||||
| FILLIAR (FILLIER), Donald. | 5 Barron Street, St. John's | 1260 | 18 | Emily Filliar (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - gravestone at Belvedere Cemetery states Fillier. | |||
| FORD, Elias | Charlottetown, Bonavista District | 2709 | 22 | William Ford (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Sunday, September 2, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
| NOSEWORTHY, Albert | Water St., Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1190 | 22 | Joseph Noseworthy (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| WELLS, Raymond Chesley | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2889 | 24 | Robert James Wells (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOYLES, Joseph | Brookfield, Bonavista District | 2513 | 21 | Jane Hoyles (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| COLLINS, James | Jerseyside, Placentia-St. Marys District | 567 | 19 | John R. Collins (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| LOCKYEAR, Jeremiah | Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5913 | 20 | Joseph Lockyer (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHAW, William James | Little Hearts Ease, Trinity District | 4278 | 23 | John Shaw (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCLEAN, Murdock | Gilles Port, Gros Water Bay, Labrador | 3956 | 24 | Malcolm McLean (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WARFORD, Stanley | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 4330 | 21 | Selenia Warford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| BUGDEN, William | Britannia Cove, Trinity District | 6098 | 20 | John Bugden (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, Benjamin Louis | Old Bonaventure, Trinity District | 4093 | Phoebe Pitcher (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | ||||
| RODGERS, John | French Beach, Fogo District | 2437 | 22 | John Rodgers (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Rogers. Includes a photograph of his wife. | |||
| WHITE, Frederick | Durrells Arm, Twillingate District | 1481 | 22 | Edward (of David) White | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| COOK, Hector Henry | White Hills, St. John's | 1968 | 21 | Henry Cook (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BAMBURY, Samuel | Pools Cove, Fortune District | 3571 | 19 | George Bambury (p) | Trader | 1917 | Congregationalist | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Bradbury, Cecil ; Banbury, S. | ||
| BISHOP, Allan | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 4275 | 21 | Elizabeth Bishop (p) | Teacher | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DRAKE, David | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 3025 | 21 | Patrick Drake (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCDONALD, John | Conne River, Fortune District | 3765 | 19 | John McDonald (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SIMMS, Leaton | St. Anthony, St. Barbe District | 1243 | 20 | Mary Ann Simms (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | See # 1034 for additional document. | ||
| BYRNE, Alexander | 8 Alexander Street, St. John's | 667 | 21 | Edward Byrne (p) | Shoemaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JONES, John | Criccieth, Wales, United Kingdom | 6161 | 19 | Edward Jones (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BRENCUN - BRENTON, Arthur | Williamsport, St. Barbe District | 6023 | 24 | William Brencun (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Arthur Brenton is listed as a resident of Williamsport in the 1935 and 1945 Newfoundland census; attestation paper gives spelling as Brenceen. Variant spelling: Brencun, Brensun. | |||
| TOUCHINGS, John | Pass Island, Fortune District | 6136 | 24 | John Touching (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COLES, Simeon | Blackhead Cove, Fogo District | 3551 | 26 | Selina (Humphrey) Coles (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DICKS, Benjamin | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2828 | 19 | William Wicks (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| COSTELLO, Reuben | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 1835 | 19 | Henry Costello (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as Richard | |||
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Buffalo, New York, USA | 3070 | 35 | Julia Snyder (o) | Labourer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attested for short service. | |||
| ONEILL, William | Pennywell Road, St. John's | 2442 | 18 | Arthur O'Neill (o) | Assistant steward | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Aubrey | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 8385 | 47 | Maggie E. Brown (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MULLETT, Lewis | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 6239 | 20 | Elizabeth Day (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HARRIS, Walter | Hermitage Cove, Fortune District | 5581 | 19 | John Harris (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUDSON, Reuben | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 3186 | 18 | Henry Hudson (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| PEARCEY, Ralph | 16 Flowers Hill, St. John's | 8019 | 21 | Mary Ann Pearcey (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MCCARTHY, John | Belleview, Trinity District | 6008 | 20 | Owen McCarthy (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FARRELL, Joseph | Bay du Nord, Fortune District | 5559 | 20 | William Farrell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| 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. | ||
| CHAULK, George | Burnt Island [district unknown] | 5337 | 21 | James Chalk (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as John Chalk. | |||
| MOLLOY, John | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 2339 | 25 | Joseph Molloy (p) | Seaman | 1916 | Roman Catholic - Church of England | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
| FRAMPTON, Harry | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2198 | 19 | Mrs. George Frampton (p) | Wood barker | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 |