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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Arthur | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 641 | 23 | John Watts (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BOURGOIS, Frank | Stephenville, St. George District | 5693 | 23 | Alexander Bourgois (p) | Miner | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Microfilm label states Alexander Bourgois. Variant spelling of name - Bourgeois | |||
| HUNT, Victor | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8389 | 33 | Flossie Hunt (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PENNY, Arthur Nicholas | Springdale, Twillingate District | 229 | 25 | Esther Penny (p) | Millwright | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| SPENCER, Allan R. | Fortune, Burin District | 5564 | 21 | John Spencer (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HAYNES, William | 134 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 0-257 - 1974 | 23 | William Haynes (p) | Book keeper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RUSSELL, Lorin | Princeton, Bonavista District | 3568 | 21 | Arthur Russell (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OAKE, Bertram William | Fogo, Fogo District | 539 | 23 | Ham Oake (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MAHER, Pierce | 61 Lime Street, St. John's | 591 | 26 | Mrs. Maher (s) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KENDALL, Gordon | Fox Roost, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5901 | 20 | Thomas Kendall (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MULLOWNEY, Edward | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 4713 | 18 | James Mullowney (p) | Railroad man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: signature is Mullowney, form completed as Maloney. | |||
| BAMBURY, Robert | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 3667 | 19 | Katherine Lake (o) | Shoe maker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Bambrey, Brambury, Bamberry, Banbury; | |||
| GRANT, Vincent | Salmonier, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5204 | 19 | John Grant (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, Thomas Ambrose | Little Bay East, Fortune District | 1733 | 26 | Michael Pittman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OLDFORD, Manuel | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2031 | 27 | Jane Oldford (p) | Paper finisher | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ENNIS, William | Merasheen, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5523 | 22 | Patrick Ennis (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Includes misfiled, misnumbered documents for # 5528, Kenneth Upward. | |||
| ALLEN, James Frederick | Curling, St. George District | 1541 | 19 | Catherine Susanna Allen (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JENNINGS, Fred | Burlington, Twillingate District | 4232 | 26 | James Jennings (p) | Millwright | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Hedley | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 244 | 24 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; medical form only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||
| FOWLOW, George | Trinity East, Trinity District | 4345 | 23 | Martin Fowlow (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURTON, Samuel | La Scie, St. Barbe District | 5630 | 26 | Moses Burton (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SIMMS, Alfred | Long Island, Twillingate District | 8425 | 42 | Virtue Simms (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DALTON, Frederick | Western Bay, Bay de Verde District | 4264 | 19 | Mrs. Mahala Dalton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 2, 1918 | |||
| GOODYEAR, Horace | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 6295 | 19 | Mary Jane Goodyear (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DUFFETT, Edward George | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity District | 2700 | 18 | John Duffett (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COOPER, Joseph | Grates Cove, Bay de Verde District | 6272 | 24 | Josiah Cooper (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| NEWHOOK, Leander | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 5005 | 19 | Emmanuel Newhook (p) | Brakeman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GOOBY, Charles | 57 Flower Hill, St. John's | 8498 | 18 | Simon Gooby (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILES, Victor William | 14 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 214 | 28 | Frank Miles (o) | Tobacco manufacturing | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GOUDY / GOUDIE, Ernest | Port Anson, Sunday Cove Island, Twillingate District | 2511 | 24 | Joseph Goudy (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Goudy or Goudie. | |||
| SQUIRES, Arthur | Wing Point, Gander Bay, Fogo District | 5445 | 21 | John Squires (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOLLETT, Allan | Lower Small Point, Bay de Verde District | 1706 | 23 | Samuel Hollett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ELLIOTT, Clarence | Newmans Cove, Bonavista District | 3749 | 20 | Jane Elliott (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WAGG, Austin J. | Change Islands, Fogo District | 1957 | 23 | Thomas Wagg (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Dorman | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 8187 | 21 | Richard Rideout (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Originally enlisted with Newfoundland Forestry Companies, May 1917; transferred to Newfoundland Regiment July 1917, Forestry Service # retained. In volume two of the Military Service Ledgers the entry for Service # 8187 follows entry for Service # 2033 | |||
| JOY, Aynsley | 5 Victoria Street, St. John's | 6249 | 25 | James Joy (p) | Bank manager | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MEALEY (MALEY), Dennis Francis | St. John's | 1216 | 24 | Fannie Mealey (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, December 6, 1919 | Date of Death: 6 December 1919 from CWGC Discrepancy in spelling of name - documents completed as Mealey; signature is Maley | ||
| WELLS, Robert | Salvage, Bonavista District | 4107 | 22 | Sophie (Arnold) Ewing (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| ROBINSON, John Joseph | 202 Water Street, St. John's | 480 | 33 | Mary Ann Cahill Robinson (p) | Restaurant proprietor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | I | |||
| COLLINS, John S. | Burin Bay, Burin District | 4897 | 21 | Benjamin Collins (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BEST, Earl W. | Tacks Beach, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4095 | 18 | Josiah Best (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOSKINS, Lawrence Amour | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 449 | 23 | Susan Hoskins (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHEA, Michael Joseph | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 1750 | 19 | James Shea Sr. (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. | |||
| STEAD, Benjamin | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 3337 | 18 | John Stead (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | Also contains the will of Kenneth Langdon, service #3387. | |||
| SKEFFINGTON, Albert | Newmans Cove, Bonavista District | 5894 | 25 | Eliza Elliott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BOLAND, Michael | St. John's | 1461 | 19 | James Boland (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MARTRET, Joseph | St. John's | 1599 | 19 | Mary Ellen Martret (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BURGE, Daniel | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3117 | 25 | Mary Jane Burge (p) | Bridge structure iron worker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Gordon | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4015 | 21 | Thomas White (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COOK, Leander | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 2237 | 25 | Rosanna (Frampton) Cook (s) | School teacher | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |