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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, Adolphus Garrett | Long Island, Green Bay | 1166 | 18 | Rhoda Heath (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, April 24, 1917 | |||
| MORRIS, William | Robinsons Head, St. George District | 1581 | 20 | Harry Morris (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, October 13, 1916 | |||
| BALSOM, Ralph Norman | Clarenville, Trinity District | 2395 | 23 | William Balsom (p) | Conductor | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, January 29, 1918 | |||
| KENNEDY, Michael Francis | 40 New Gower Street, St. John's | 255 | 20 | Nicholas Kennedy (p) | Mechanical engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Killed in action, 1 July, 1916. | ||
| CORCORAN, Laurence | St. John's | 1635 | 32 | Laurence Corcoran (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MADDOX, John T. | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 5101 | 23 | Michael Maddox (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, May 6, 1919 | |||
| SMITH, Donald | Bishops Cove, Harbour Grace District | 3449 | 21 | Rhody Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||
| HUNT, James | Grand Falls, Twillingate - Bonavista, Bonavista District | 564 | 23 | Elizabeth Hunt (p) | Paper hanger | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | ||||
| SEABRIGHT, Fred | Red Rock Cove, Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 5713 | 20 | Elias Seabright (p) | Steel worker | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, September 21, 1918 | |||
| FORWARD, Norman | Tizzards Harbour, Twillingate District | 2067 | 19 | Obidiah Norman (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
| WHELAN, James | Horse Cove Line, St. John's | 3560 | 18 | Priscilla (James) Whelan (p) | Wood cutter | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | Includes Whelen as a variant spelling | ||
| DEVEREAUX, Aiden | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 3135 | 19 | James Devereux (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | Notes: Previously transcribed as Andrew | ||
| OLLERHEAD, William | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 746 | 24 | James Ollerhead | School teacher | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| KAVANAGH, Edward | 35 York Street, St. John's | 2548 | 20 | John Kavanagh (p) | Barber | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| MORRISSEY, John Thomas | St. John's | 1074 | 20 | Catherine (Morrissey) Ryan (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Variant spelling of name - Morrisey | ||
| LACEY, Harry | Exploits, Twillingate District | 3733 | 22 | Andrew Lacey (p) | Cook | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, March 14, 1918 | |||
| SQUIRES, Ephraim | Salvage Bay, Bonavista District | 3752 | 20 | Enos Squires (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, November 21, 1918 | Meningitis. | ||
| JANES, Albert Evelyn | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 702 | 24 | J.W. Janes (p) | Civil engineer | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, April 14, 1918 | |||
| GORMAN, Joseph Julian | St. John's - Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 794 | 19 | James Gorman (p) | Mineralogist | 1914 | Yes | No | Tuesday, March 30, 1915 | ||||
| HOUSE, John | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 2480 | 23 | John House (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| HUNT, Cecil Jameson | 88 Barnes Road, St. John's | 3384 | 19 | Mrs. J.G. Hunt (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Yes | No | Thursday, June 7, 1917 | ||||
| FIELDS, Charles. | Cooks Harbour, St. Barbe District | 3267 | 35 | Mrs. Bradbury (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| HICKEY, William | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1341 | 25 | Johanna Hickey (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, March 10, 1918 | |||
| FARRELL, Martin | Marystown, Burin District | 1798 | 18 | John Martin (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| KING, William John | New Bonaventure, Trinity District | 2430 | 22 | Jesse Anne King (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| LANNON, William Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1519 | 19 | Johanna Lannon (p) | Miner | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, June 18, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| CHEATER, Reginald | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 3670 | 20 | John Cheater (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Thursday, April 25, 1918 | POW Date: 1917 See also service #1766 for additional information | ||
| JACKMAN, Bert | 33 Angel Place, St. John's | 697 | 25 | Captain Frank Jackman | Storekeeper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, July 5, 1916 | |||
| RYAN, Chesley | Round Harbour, Twillingate District | 5690 | 18 | Thomas Ryan (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, January 9, 1919 | |||
| KING, Alexander | Western Bay, Bay de Verde District | 1881 | 19 | Willis King (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, September 4, 1916 | |||
| MULLINGS, Gordon A. | St. John's | 1698 | 18 | J.R. Mullings (p) | Bookkeeper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, January 20, 1917 | |||
| FREW, Mackintosh | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2246 | 18 | William Frew (p) | Civil engineer | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | recorded in Schedule of distribution of estate as Francis Macintosh Frew. | ||
| WEST, Stanley | Carmanville, Fogo District | 1460 | 22 | Joseph West (p) | Woodsman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BUTLER, Harvey Ronald | St. John's | 1883 | 18 | Annie Butler (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included. | ||
| LEDREW, Edward J. | Change Islands, Fogo District | 4123 | 18 | Florence LeDrew (o) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 9, 1920 | Died of phthisis [tuberculosis]. | ||
| SMITH, Samuel Reginald | Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 0-162 - 932 | 22 | John Smith (p) | Book keeper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| MARSH, William Luther | Deer Harbour, Trinity District | 2083 | 18 | Israel March (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| LUFF, Samuel | Campbellton, Twillingate District | 1725 | 19 | William Luff (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BURTON, Andrew | Long Island, Twillingate district | 3776 | 19 | George Burton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
| LEBUFF, Robert | Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada | 1362 | 23 | Eliza LeBuff (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 10, 1916 | |||
| MCKAY, Stewart | Seal Cove, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 5613 | 20 | Edward McKay (p) | 1918 | Yes | No | Monday, July 8, 1918 | Date of Death: 08 July 1918 from CWGC File missing. Information from service ledger. MacKay in CWGC | ||||
| CHRISTOPHER, Leo Joseph | St. Josephs, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1783 | 18 | Michael Christopher (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| JACOBS, Harold G. | Northern Bay, Bay de Verde District | 2253 | 18 | David Jacobs (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Monday, April 9, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
| MITCHELMORE, George | Green Island Cove, St. Barbe District | 2872 | 23 | George Mitchelmore (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | |||
| FLEMING, Richard | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1594 | 21 | Kate Cummings (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | Variant spelling of name: Flemming. | ||
| HOBBS, Eliol | Red Cliff Bay, Bonavista District | 5413 | 19 | Thomas Hobbs (p) | Fisherman | 1919 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, June 22, 1918 | |||
| PARDY, George Richard | Little Harbour | 1688 | 24 | Giles Pardy (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, November 30, 1917 | |||
| PITT, Percy | 29 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 3511 | 21 | Anna Pitt (p) | Chartered accountant | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) - Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, December 3, 1917 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
| BLACKMORE, Edgar | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 1578 | 20 | Henry Blackmore (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| WEST, Edward | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 1588 | 20 | Rose (West) Shelley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, June 28, 1916 |