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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEVILLE, William John | 39 Young Street, St. John's | 376 | 20 | Mr. Neville (p) | Shoemaker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| LEMESSURIER, Francis | St. John's | 853 | 35 | Helena LeMessurier (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Frederick | Griguet, St. Barbe District | 6313 | 19 | Kenneth Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BENSON, William J. | Bay Bulls Arm, Trinity District | 4132 | 18 | Irene Benson (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 29, 1918 | |||
| MITCHELL, Parmenas James | Tilt Cove, Notre Dame Bay, Twillingate District | 4251 | 20 | Henry Mitchell (p) | Miner | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | variant spelling of name - Permanus | |||
| WHITE, Willis | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 5170 | 25 | Darius White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FRANCIS, Robert Thomas | 116 Bond Street, St. John's - 11 Fergus Place, St. John's | 2327 - 3665 | 21 | Mrs. William Butt (p) / Mrs. Robert Francis (s) | Sailor / Seaman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Francis was discharged medically unfit 28 Feb. 1917 and enlisted for Home Defence 23 April 1917; was assigned a second Service number. | |||
| FRIZELL, Henry | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 3310 | 18 | Charles Frizell (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| THOMAS, Willis | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 4622 | 26 | Richard Thomas (p) | Truckman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HANHAM, James Ed | Placentia, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 2308 | 24 | Jacob Hanham (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JACKMAN, George Arthur | Allandale Road, St. John's | 118 | 19 | Alice Jackman (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CUFF, William John | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 3885 | 19 | Gideon Cuff (p) | Brakeman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WELLS, Albert | Swan Island, Twillingate District | 5423 | 24 | Zephariah Wells (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PENNEY, Charles | Hickmans Harbour, Trinity District | 2394 | 26 | James Penney (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Unknown | No | No | ||||
| MORISSEY, James H. | 44 Wickford Street, St. John's | 8003 | 25 | Catherine Morrissey (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Morrissey. | |||
| MOULTON, Rennie | Burin, Burin District | 4320 | 18 | Thomas Moulton (p) | School teacher | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OLIVER, John | Grand Lake, St. George District | 2023 | 18 | Mary Jane Oliver (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SHEA, Edmund Francis | St. John's | 874 | 22 | John Patrick Shea | Accountant | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STURGE, Esau | Brookfield, Bonavista District | 6238 | 21 | Victoria Sturge (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JORDAN, Felix | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 3335 | 19 | Joseph Jordan (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Robert | Champneys East, Trinity District | 3669 | 25 | William Miller (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THORNHILL, Charles C. | Point Crewe, Lamaline, Burin District | 4958 | 18 | Benjamin J. Thornhill (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITCHER, Herbert Redvers | St. John's | 1729 | 28 | Mary Pitcher (s) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, William | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 8481 | 45 | Ellen Snow (s) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LUNNEN, Lloyd | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3633 | 18 | Andrew Lunnen (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BLACKLER, Wilfred | 8 Clifford Street, St. John's | 4428 | 18 | Michael Blackler (p) | Cooper | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LARNER, George Thomas | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1010 | 25 | Mrs. George Larner (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEDREW, Philip | Change Islands, Fogo District | 5958 | 19 | Samuel LeDrew (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| MERCER, Robert J. | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 4360 | 19 | William Mercer (p) | Cable operator | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Stephen | Torbay, St. John's East District | 1942 | 19 | William Martin (p) | Blacksmith | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, July 8, 1917 | |||
| PEARCE, Isaac | Cape Ray, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3824 | 20 | Joseph Pearce (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | See end of #3396 for two documents concerning Isaac Pearce | |||
| OSMOND, Martin | Shoal Bay/Harbour, Bonavista District | 5377 | 21 | Peter Osmond (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| MAY, James Thomas | Lally Cove, Fortune District | 6141 | 19 | John May (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SCOTT, William | Upper Gullies, Harbour Main District | 5338 | 18 | George Scott (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CROCKER, Edwin | Swift Current, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 5962 | 19 | John Crocker (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CHISLETT, Alpheaus | Islington, Trinity District | 6241 | 20 | Jacob Chislett (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Edward Joseph | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 112 | 22 | Matthew Murphy (p) | Mail clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| TOBIN, Walter A. | Roxburgh, Massachusetts, USA | 1556 | 19 | Alice Tobin | Barber | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARRON, Thomas Frank | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 568 | 26 | Robert Barron (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PUDDISTER, John | Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | 5446 | 20 | Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEWIS, William Gardner | St. John's | 1213 | 22 | Richard Gardner Lewis (p) | Railroad man | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| IRELAND, Ernest Alfred | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3159 | 20 | Francis Ireland (p) | Machinist | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| LOMOND, Thomas | Grand Bay, Burgeo-LePoile District | 2846 | 21 | William Lomond (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDSON, Frank | 68 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 66 | 19 | Thomas Richardson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||
| CUSICK, James | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 8260 | 18 | William Cusick (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FORTUNE, William | 2 Patrick St., St. John's | 1194 | 24 | Sylvester Fortune (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| BRINTON - BRENTON, Thomas | Bulls Cove, Burin District | 3907 | 18 | Henry Brinton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | Discrepancies in spelling of name: Brenton, Benton ; identified in CWGC as Brinton | ||
| WHITE, Hedley | New Bay, Twillingate District | 3681 | 22 | William White (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HOPKINS, Robert Nelson | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 4190 | 21 | Jessie Hopkins (o) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COOMBS, Harry | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 393 | 21 | Mary Howe (o) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 |