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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAVE, William Burton | Fogo, Fogo District | 543 | 19 | W.H. Shave (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| WINTER, Edward Rozier | Rennies Mill Road, St. John 's | 675 | 19 | Thomas Winter (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MARTIN, John Joseph | 55 Plymouth Road, St. John's | 3607 | 23 | John Martin (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CRANE, John Archibald | 26 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 2667 | 24 | Archibald Crane (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HALL, Chesley | 261 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 4157 | 18 | George Hall (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| QUINTON, Joseph Ingram | Princeton, Bonavista District | 3019 | 22 | Joliffe Quinton (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CRANE, William | 106 1/2 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 4496 | 18 | Stanley Crane (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, Raymond Victor | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 2847 | 18 | Adam Williams (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, October 19, 1917 | |||
| HAWKER, Mortimer Leopold | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 2292 | 18 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 29, 1918 | |||
| COULTAS, Norman | St. John's | 1058 | 19 | Maria Coultas (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| NOONAN, Henry Colton | St. John's | 839 | 25 | Edward Noonan (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Congregationalist | Yes | No | Friday, August 26, 1921 | Discrepancy in name - Coulton | ||
| SYMONDS, Wilfred J. | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4011 | 18 | George Symonds (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Simmonds. | |||
| BURTON, Walter | 153 New Gower Street, St. John's | 5264 | 23 | Henry Burton (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| EARLE, William Thomas | St. John's | 819 | 19 | Samuel Earle | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HEALE, Robert William | St. John's | 843 | 20 | William Heale | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, July 3, 1916 | Photographs of grave-site included | ||
| BURT, Gladstone Rendell | 279 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-263 - 54 | 20 | Joshua Burt (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LENCH, James R. | Bonavista. Bonavista District | 3862 | 20 | Rev. Charles Lench (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILES, Augustus | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4856 | 29 | Susan Miles (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 1, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| MARTIN, John W. | 38 New Gower Street, St. John's | 5021 | 19 | James Martin (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Egbert Henry | Jacksons Cove, Twillingate District | 3953 | 26 | Samuel Knight (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROWSELL, Stephen | 12 Stewart Avenue, St. John's | 4487 | 22 | Absalom Rowsell (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RENDELL, Clifford | Duckworth Street, St. John's | 0-144 - 621 | 19 | Dr. H. Rendell (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 22, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included. | |||
| CHAULK, George | Burnt Island [district unknown] | 5337 | 21 | James Chalk (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as John Chalk. | |||
| HEAD, George | Joe Batts Arm, Fogo District | 5985 | 20 | Joseph Head (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TILLEY, William Joseph | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 1224 | 22 | William Tilley (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. Discrepancy in name: William Joseph on Regiment attestation; William John in service ledger. | |||
| WAKELY, Henry Cleverly | St. John's | 948 | 19 | Thomas Wakely (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, December 11, 1919 | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel 73. Died 11 December, 1919, paralysis | ||
| BUTT, Charles Carrington | Pleasant Street, St. John's | 2400 | 20 | Samuel Butt (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WOODS, Richard J. | 21 Flower Hill, St. John's | 4450 | 22 | Mrs. A. Snow (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| 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. | ||
| HICKS, Norman | Catalina, Trinity District | 2091 | 20 | Boyd Hicks (o) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORS, Edward C. | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3688 | 20 | Jacob Moors (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Moores | |||
| WRIXON, William | Epworth, Burin District | 4607 | 18 | Joseph Wrixon (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HEARN, Patrick | Tilt Cove, Twillingate District | 3300 | 20 | John Hearn (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STRATTON, William J. | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 3372 | 21 | Mrs. James Burry (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 13, 1918 | |||
| WILLIAMS, Robert Hayward | 73A Springdale Street, St. John's | 3001 | 19 | Elizabeth Williams (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, William B. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 2591 | 18 | Lemuel Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1916 | 1916 | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Rupert | 114 Gower Street, St. John's | 5256 | 19 | John Power (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, George | Springdale, Twillingate District | 2541 | 19 | George W. Clarke (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| CARMICHAEL, Thomas Colton | 113 King's Road, St. John's | 126 | 20 | James Carmichael (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| SAVAGE, Michael | 31 Parade Street, St. John's | 4441 | 23 | Michael Savage (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Alphaeus | Golf Avenue, St. John's | 0-276 - 2062 | 19 | Ephraim Brown (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| VAVASOUR, Samuel | 39 Plymouth Road, St. John's | 4658 | 19 | Thomas Vavasour (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HANCOCK, Henry J. | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 4004 | 18 | Henry Hancock (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DALTON, William Patrick | St. John's | 842 | 18 | Mrs. William Dalton (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARTER, Alexander | 265 Southside Road, St. John's | 4001 | 18 | James Barter (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| WELLS, Clarence Augustus | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 730 | 21 | Edward Wells (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| JUPP, Leonard John | 57 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 162 | 22 | William Jupp (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | Brother of Clifford Henry Oliver Jupp, # 0-206 / 157 | ||||
| EDNEY, Samuel Robert | St. John's | 1714 | 18 | Mrs. John Edney (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | See also service #1544, Leighton Bugden, for details of this soldier's death. | ||
| KNIGHT, Francis H. | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-76 - 287 | 20 | Herbert E. Knight (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| DAY, William | 52 Alexander Street, St. John's | 4407 | 19 | Annie Day (o) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No |