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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ABBOTT, Stanley | Battery Road, St. John's | 283 | 20 | Henry Abbott (p) | Upholsterer | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
JAMES/JANES, Frederick | St. John's | 1275 | 22 | Bertha James (m) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Entered as Janes in CWGC, N. | ||
FERGUSON, John Roy | 67 Springdale Street, St. John's | 0-205 - 882 | 26 | Jeanette Herbert Ferguson (s) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
HATFIELD, George Bernard | 17 Coronation Street, St. John's | 65 | 20 | Stephen Hatfield (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
OXFORD, Walter | Botwoodville, Twillingate District | 2073 | 21 | Elijah Oxford (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | Yes | Thursday, December 27, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
HYNES, Lemuel Edward | Seamans Institute - Indian Island, Fogo District | 806 | 26 | Richard Hynes (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HARBIN, Wilfred T. | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 953 | 19 | Henry Harbin (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Partially re-filmed at the beginning of reel 73 | ||
WALTERS, Gilbert | Champneys, Trinity District | 620 | 28 | John Walters (p) | Student | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
POWELL, Garland | Happy Adventure, Bonavista District | 2816 | 18 | James Powell (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
EZEKIEL, Joseph | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 1336 | 22 | Paul Ezekiel (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Contains some documents relating to Charles Curnew, service #1335 . | ||
KAVANAGH, John James | Fox Cove, Burin District | 2953 | 24 | John Kavanagh (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | Previously transcribed as Kavanaugh | ||
GILL, Ernest | 1 Cochrane Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2655 | 18 | Mrs. George Gill (p) | Tanner | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 24, 1918 | |||
CAREW, John Joseph | 33 Patrick Street, St. John's | 651 | 20 | David Carew (p) | Boiler maker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
LUCAS, Frederick William | 47 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 2808 | 24 | Caroline Lucas (s) | Shipping clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, January 28, 1917 | |||
BOLLARD, George Edward | Bollardstown, Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2334 | 24 | John Bollard (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
WIGHT, Arthur | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 944 | 25 | Mrs. Samuel Wight (p) | Carpenter | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, June 28, 1916 | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 73 | ||
HAWKER, Mortimer Leopold | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 2292 | 18 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 29, 1918 | |||
OTOOLE, Frank | 261 Water Street, St. John's | 0-64 - 365 | 22 | Minnie Miller (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, October 12, 1917 | I | ||||
FILLIER, Frank | Petty Harbour, St. John's West District | 1377 | 18 | Thomas Filler (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
MIFFLIN, Chesley James | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 2963 | 24 | Edmund Mifflin (p) | School teacher | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - signature is Mifflen, identified in CWGC as Mifflin | ||
HARE, Harvey | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 988 | 19 | William and Susanna Hare (p) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, May 26, 1916 | |||
EARLE, George | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 3684 | 24 | William Earle (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 13, 1918 | |||
KNIGHT, William Blackler | 355 Southside Road, St. John's | 290 | 22 | Mr. Knight (p) | Motor engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
DUNPHY, Thomas P. | Dunville, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2155 | 18 | John Dunphy (p) | Paper maker | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
OROURKE, John G. | Birch Hills, Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 1975 | 23 | Thomas O'Rourke (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HANEY/HEANEY, James Patrick | 46 Barnes Road, St. John's | 476 | 21 | Kitty Haney (o) | Printer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Entered in CWGC as Heaney | ||
CROTTY, Leo | 12 Walshs Square, St. John's | 3935 | 20 | William Crotty (p) | Cabman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | |||
FORTUNE, Stephen | Jeffreys, St. George District | 3146 | 18 | James Fortune (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, November 22, 1917 | |||
PARSONS, William | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3917 | 21 | Joseph Parsons (p) | Blacksmith | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
PENNEY, Alexander | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 2696 | 19 | Mrs. William Penney (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
HERDER, Hubert Clinton | 40 Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-79 - 3 | 23 | William J. Herder (p) | Agriculturist | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
PINSENT, Stanley Stewart | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 1589 | 20 | James Pinsent (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
MOULTON, Herbert | Burin, Burin District | 2899 | 23 | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moulton (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
MERCER, Maxwell James | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 1446 | 19 | Isaac (of Sam) Mercer | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
SNOW, William | St. John's | 750 | 19 | John Snow | Chauffeur | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | ||||
DONNELLY, Jeremiah F. | 45 Wickford Street, St. John's | 3572 | 20 | William Donnelly (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
FORD, Elias | Charlottetown, Bonavista District | 2709 | 22 | William Ford (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Sunday, September 2, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
WHITE, Richard | Bacon Cove, Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 2354 | 21 | Nicholas White (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | |||
BUGDEN, Leighton | St. John's | 1544 | 19 | John Bugden (o) | Grocer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Also contains information related to the death of S.R. Edney, service #1714. | |||
COOK, Alfred Stanley | St. John's | 876 | 24 | William James Cook (p) | Accountant | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - Cooke | ||
DALTON, Frederick | Western Bay, Bay de Verde District | 4264 | 19 | Mrs. Mahala Dalton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 2, 1918 | |||
PAYNE, Naaman | Parsons Pond, St. Barbe District | 3429 | 19 | Simon Payne (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | Died 13 April, 1918. CWGC. | ||
BARNES, John C | Leslie Street, St. John's | 3614 | 18 | Jessie (Ebenezer) Barnes (p) | Shellmaker | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 15, 1918 | |||
SEWARD, Fred T. | Cupids, Port de Grave District | 4982 | 20 | James Walsh (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, February 12, 1919 | Variant spelling of name - Seaward. | ||
CHAULK, Isaac John | Bunyans Cove, Bonavista District | 2271 | 22 | John Burt (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
ROSS, Michael Joseph | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 250 | 19 | Margaret Neary (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
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 | ||
PENNEY, Josiah H. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 665 | 24 | S. Grace Penney (o) | Civil engineer | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | I | ||
SQUIRES, John | Blackhead Road, Southside, St. John's | 2343 | 18 | Benjamin Squires (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | ||||
PITTMAN, Arthur Henry | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 3404 | 20 | Charles Pittman (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, December 3, 1917 |