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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DILLON, Stephen | 448 Southside Road, St. John's | 4165 | 18 | Jane Dillon (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | |||
| MARTIN, Leonard | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2682 | 19 | Naomi Martin (p) | Shoe maker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| POPE, John | 66 Livingstone Street, St. John's | 8068 | 30 | Bridget Pope (s) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RIDER, Thomas | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 6021 | 25 | Absalom Rider (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOLLETT, Morgan | Burin, Burin District | 5570 | 20 | John Hollett (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BURGE, Daniel | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3117 | 25 | Mary Jane Burge (p) | Bridge structure iron worker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SAMMS, Reuben | Norris Point, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3979 | 37 | Phoebe Samms (s) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARNES, Lester | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4560 | 19 | Thomas Edward Barnes (p) | Mechanic | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JONES, Benjamin | Templeman, Bonavista District | 5964 | 24 | William Jones (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COLLIER, Patrick | St. Albans, Fortune District | 6232 | 21 | William Collier (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | See also #6229, Lawrence Collier. | |||
| GOSSE, Samuel | Torbay, St. John's East District | 1907 | 23 | Peter Gosse (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STACEY, William | Point May, Lamaline, Burin District | 4950 | 18 | John Stacey (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Henry Charles | St. John's | 981 | 19 | Harriet Noseworthy (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LANE, Job | Jack Lanes Bay, Labrador | 1915 | 21 | George Lane (p) | Hunter | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CURTIS, Doyle | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1552 | 19 | Thomas Curtis (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROWE, Joseph Lewis | Port au Port, St. George District | 4875 | 22 | Michael Rowe (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SIMMS, Wallace | Rencontre, Fortune District | 3504 | 18 | Richard Simms (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARKINSON, William | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 8342 | 41 | Gertrude Parkinson (s) | Carpenter | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDS, John | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 5464 | 23 | Michael Richards (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ROWSELL, Walter B. | Leading Tickles, Twillingate District | 2533 | 19 | Israel Rowsell (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| NORRIS, Michael | Three Arms, Twillingate District | 5904 | 24 | Edward Norris (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DOWNTON, Frederick T. | 180 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 1916 | 19 | Mrs. Downton (p) | Pattern maker | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HANN, Albert Leslie | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2116 | 23 | Isaac Hann (p) | Core maker, paper mills | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WINDSOR, Stanley Charles | Aquaforte, Ferryland District | 301 | 21 | Henry Windsor (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CROCKER, Bryant | Front River, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 5652 | 19 | William Crocker (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ODRISCOLL, Joseph P. | 31 Queen's Road, St. John's | 2398 | 18 | Patrick O'Driscoll (p) | Scholar | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ST. CROIX, Edward | Point La Haye, Placentia-St. Marys District | 6281 | 24 | John St. Croix (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BRETT, Jonathan | Fogo, Fogo District | 537 | Mary Brett (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| TEMPLEMAN, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5883 | 23 | Selina Templeman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| JOY, William | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 1376 | 22 | William Joy (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, George | Riverhead, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1280 | 26 | Susie Procton (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MERCER, William | Upper Island Cove, Harbour Grace District | 5369 | 25 | Charles Mercer (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Jacob | Long Pond, Manuels, Harbour Main District | 8256 | 47 | Jessie Noseworthy (s) | Miner and labourer | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| COSTELLO, Michael Francis | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1157 | 24 | Katherine Costello (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RYAN, William | Gambo, Bonavista District | 3381 | 18 | James Ryan (p) | Farming | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| BRADBURY, Edward Charles | 165 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 103 | 22 | Henry Bradbury (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GARLAND, James W. | Green Point, Fortune District | 6044 | 23 | Jeremiah Garland (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HULL, Ephram | Springdale, Twillingate District | 8191 | 27 | Bertha Hull (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Ephraim Hall. | |||
| ANDERSON, Hugh Abercrombie | St. John's | 0-179 - 2120 | John Anderson (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; Includes written articles, concert programmes by the RNR band, public presentations and fund raising efforts. | ||||||
| FITZGERALD, Arthur Wilfred | St. John's | 1602 | 19 | Minnie Fitzgerald (p) | Grocer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SPENCE, Thomas | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 5927 | 19 | Mary Bird (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| NANGLE, Thomas | 0-20 | Priest | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| HAYNES, William | 134 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 0-257 - 1974 | 23 | William Haynes (p) | Book keeper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BRAITHWAITE, Ernest Livingstone | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | 1313 | 21 | Elizabeth Braithwaite (p) | Printer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS, John | Flat Islands, Bonavista District | 5467 | 25 | Robert Saunders (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BISHOP, George L. | Port de Grave, Port de Grave District | 4669 | 19 | Benjamin Bishop (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FORD, Alex | Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 4832 | 26 | Mrs. Thomas Ford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Includes detailed report on medical absence of # 4833 Bertram Bartlett. | |||
| COMBDEN, George | Barr'd Island, Fogo District | 5982 | 24 | Lydia Combden (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Combdon. | |||
| MCNAUGHTON, John | St. John's / Blair Drummond, Scotland, United Kingdom | 1302 | 19 | Mr. McNaughton (p) | Tailor | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| GOUDIE, James | Northwest River, Labrador | 6104 | 25 | Allen Goudie (o) | Trapper | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | See also service #6102, Charles Michelin. |