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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Bert | Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 4835 | 21 | Mrs. Alfred Ford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MCNEILL, Hector John | 47 Merry Meeting Road, St. John's - Power Street, St. John's | 0-1 - 0-190 - 31 | 25 | Fanny McNeill (p) | Electrician | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - McNeil | ||||
| ANDREWS, John Donald | 80 McFarlane Street, St. John's | 315 | 22 | Mrs. Andrews | Machinist | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BENNETT, Manuel Joseph | Flat Bay, St. George District | 1785 | 18 | George Bennett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COLLINS, Duncan | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 1422 | 22 | Roberts Collins (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OROURKE, William Joseph | St. John's | 804 | 21 | William O'Rourke (p) | Tailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JOHNSON, Dudley | St. Anthony, St. Barbe District | 1583 | 25 | Mary Johnson (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STAPLETON, Stephen | Marystown, Burin District | 4166 | 21 | Elizabeth Stapleton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PEACH, Albert | Foxtrap, Harbour Main District | 5838 | 19 | John Peach (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Edward | Peters River, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2325 | 21 | Edward White (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1918 | |||
| JANES, William Joseph | Smith Sound, Trinity District | 3223 | 20 | Ambrose Janes (p) | Paper maker | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CONWAY, John Thomas | St. Brides, Placentia-St. Marys District | 3513 | 29 | Bridget (James) Conway (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Counway | |||
| ROWSELL, Hedley | Glenwood, Twillingate District | 2724 | 21 | John Rowsell (p) | Telegraph operator | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| LAWLOR, Thomas Joseph | 6 Feild Street, St. John's | 535 | 22 | Edward Lawlor (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DAWE, Rowland | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 8411 | 19 | Theophilus Dawe (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUTCHINGS, Mark | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 4885 | 18 | Samuel Hutchings (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TOMPKINSON, Harry Alexander | 6 Queen Street, St. John's | 298 | 21 | Mrs. Samuel Tompkinson (p) | Boiler maker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PHILLIPS, George Gordon | Rocky Lane, LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-277 - 1364 | 21 | Sarah Phillips (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FENNELL, Thomas | St. Brendans, Bonavista District | 6193 | 17 | Johanna Fennell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEGROW, Harry W. | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 3738 | 18 | Robert LeGrow (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| REID, Stephen March | 2 Spencer Street, St. John's | 3370 | 19 | John Reid (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HARRIS, Spurgeon | Bonavista Bay [district unknown]**** | 4813 | 24 | Gibbs Harris (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PATERSON, W.T. | n/a | Medical officer | 1919 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| HAINES, Edward George | Jamestown, Bonavista District | 1505 | 22 | Robert Haines (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROSS, John Valentine | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1210 | 26 | Ethel Peddle Ross (s) | Miner | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, Michael | ittle Bona, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 4147 | 22 | Patrick Walsh (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCDONALD, Augustus | Freshwater Road, St. John's | 5800 | 20 | James McDonald (p) | Carman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARTLETT, Thomas J | 8 Rossiters Hill, St. John's | 4493 | 20 | Mrs. T.J. Bartlett (s) | Moulder | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHAPMAN, William | Rencontre, Hermatige Bay, Fortune District | 5563 | 20 | James Chapman (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also lists Burgeo as district in some of the correspondence. | |||
| CURRAN, William | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 4760 | 25 | William Curran (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HATCHER, Henry | Lumsden, Fogo District | 6179 | 23 | John Hatcher (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, Donald Lancie. | 96 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 646-8057 | 19 | Frederick Moore (p) | Manager, supply stores | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DAY, Thomas | Gander Bay, Fogo District | 4216 | 24 | Elizabeth Harbin (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| COMBDEN, Walter | Jacksons Arm, St. Barbe District | 3909 | 28 | Eliza Combden (p) | Teacher | 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 | ||||
| PARSONS, George H. | 69 Springdale Street, St. John's | 1994 | 24 | William Parsons (p) | Accountant | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HUTCHCROFT, William | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 8507 | 25 | Arthur Hutchcroft (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PENNY, Ernest | Harry's Harbour, Twillingate District | 5514 | 23 | Stephen Penny (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | See also service #698, Patrick Joseph English. Discrepancy in name: Signature is Penny, documents as Penney. | |||
| TAYLOR, Frank | Water Street East, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1261 | 24 | Emily Taylor (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREENE, Gordon | 7 Parade Street, St. John's | 156 | 24 | William Greene (p) | Shoe salesman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HOLLETT, Nicholas | Small Point, Bay de Verde District | 6283 | 20 | Samuel Hollett (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CRANE, John W | Upper Island Cove, Harbour Grace District | 4460 | 19 | Josiah Crane (p) | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| KENNEDY, Edward Joseph | 6 Joy Square, St. John's | 2758 | 19 | Edward Kennedy (p) | Tailor | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Hedley | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5146 | 20 | Tobias Brown (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARDY, Manuel | Little Burnt Bay, Twillingate District | 5817 | 23 | Mary Loder (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| POLLARD, Arthur Roland | Botwood, Twillingate District | 3419 | 18 | James Pollard (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| FAGAN, William J. | Foxtrap, Harbour Main District | 5763 | 19 | George Fagan (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OLIVER, Jeremiah | Gull Island, Bay de Verde District | 5330 | 21 | Andrew Oliver (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JEDDORE, Joseph James | Conne River, Fortune District | 6327 | 24 | Noah Jeddore (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Norman | Flat Bay, St. George District | 6329 | 19 | Thomas Young (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No |