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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| BROWN, Harry | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2101 | 18 | William Brown (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, August 12, 1916 | |||
| HILLIER, Leo | Point au Gaul, Lamaline, Burin District | 3170 | 29 | George Hillier (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, William Patrick | 25 Hutchings Street, St. John's | 107 | 35 | Frances Miller (p) | Checker | 1914 | Presbyterian | Yes | No | Thursday, October 7, 1915 | |||
| PAYNE, Arthur | Gander Bay, Fogo District | 2686 | 20 | John Payne (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUTLER, Robert | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 1282 | 21 | Emily Butler (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 11, 1916 | |||
| BRADBURY, Cecil | 159 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 3569 | 18 | Stephen Bradbury (p) | Telegrapher | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 16 | |||
| HUSSEY, Edward | St. John's | 2856 | [William?] Hussey (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included, Home Defense only. | ||||||
| HILLIER, John William | Lamaline Meadows, Burin District | 3294 | 19 | Fred W. Hillier (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, George | Tacks Beach, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5931 | 19 | Hannah Mariah Brown (p) | Teacher | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, November 2, 1918 | Recorded in Schedule of distribution of estate as Albert George Brown. | ||
| MILLER, Samuel | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 5218 | 20 | James Somerton (o) | Miner | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PAVER, George | St. John's | 534 | 38 | Edith Paver (s) | Butler | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HILLIER, Bennett | Campbellton, Twillingate District | 6026 | 22 | Charles Hillier (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 1533 | 19 | John Hussey (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BUTLER, Samuel | Foxtrap, Harbour Main District | 5539 | 22 | Job Butler (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Robert | Champneys East, Trinity District | 3669 | 25 | William Miller (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HILLIER - HELLIER, John | St. John's | 1878 | 20 | Elizabeth Hillier (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Hillier, Hellier | |||
| NORMAN, Llewellyn | Catalina, Trinity District | 425 | 19 | Edward John Norman | Packer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, Harold | St. John's | 2255 | 21 | William Hussey (p) | Shoemaker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| HILLIARD, Silas | New Harbour, Trinity District | 1970 | 18 | Alexander Hilliard (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, August 24, 1917 | |||
| PAUL, Stephen J. | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 2331 | 21 | Laurence Paul (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, March 20, 1917 | |||
| BRACE, James Joseph | St. John's | 969 | 33 | Mary Brace (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 74. | |||
| MILLER, Robert | Placentia, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 5949 | 18 | William Miller (p) | Bank clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Frederick | Catalina, Trinity District | 5340 | 24 | Mariah Brown (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUTLER, Thomas Charles | Middle Bight, Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 2990 | 28 | William Butler (o) | Farmer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
| MULROONEY, Patrick W. | Red Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 6185 | 24 | Daniel Mulrooney (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BRACE, Hayward | Greens Harbour, Trinity District | 4617 | 27 | James Brace (p) | Seaman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Martin | Trinity, Trinity District | 3995 | 22 | Robert Miller (p) | Paper maker | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HILLIARD, Joseph | Summerville, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 3859 | 19 | Mary Jane Penny (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| NORMAN, Jesse | Catalina, Trinity District | 3512 | 20 | Theresa (William) Norman (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PAUL, Robert | Burin Bay, Burin District | 4087 | 18 | Albert Paul (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| MUNN, Robert Stewart Errol | St. John's | 787 | 18 | W.A. Munn (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Everett | Musgravetown, Bonavista District | 3829 | 19 | Elias Brown (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | See Regt. # 3722 for misfiled document | |||
| MILLER, John | 36 Mullock Street, St. John's | 2841 | 30 | Charles Miller (p) | Draper | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917 | |||
| BUTLER, Wilson | Flat Islands, Burin District | 2938 | 20 | Samuel Butler (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| HILL, Lewis | Campbellton, Twillingate District | 6025 | 22 | William Hill (p) | Steward | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, Harry | 3 Hagerty Street, St. John's | 2014 | 21 | Mrs. H. Hussey (s) | Sailor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BOZEC, John | Black Duck Brook, St. George District | 5946 | 20 | Eve (Yves) Bozec (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MUNN, William Lionel Garth | 26 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-56 - 1924 | 17 | William A. Munn (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | I | |||
| MILLER, George | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 587 | 21 | Mrs. Peter Somerton (p) | Miner | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BROWN, Ernest | Tacks Beach, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1493 | 20 | Malcolm Brown (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 12, 1918 | |||
| HIGGINS, Thomas | Catalina, Trinity District | 1670 | 19 | Thomas Higgins (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PAUL, Reginald J. | Burin North, Burin District | 731 | 20 | Amelia Paul (s) | Storekeeper | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| HUSSEY, Hayward | St. Leonards, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 6120 | 23 | George Hussey (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BOYLES, Robert | Goulds, St. John's West District | 5158 | 22 | George Boyles (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HIGGINS, John | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 5438 | 21 | Reuben Higgins (p) | Miner | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 1398X | |||
| BUTT, Charles Carrington | Pleasant Street, St. John's | 2400 | 20 | Samuel Butt (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Bernard | Red Head Cove, Bay de Verde District | 5855 | 24 | Alexander Miller (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MURCELL, Chesley Gordon | Little Bay Islands, Twillingate District | 0-260 - 647 | 18 | George Murcell (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| NOONAN, Edward Mortimer | 235 Southside Road, St. John's | 666 | 24 | James L. Noonan (p) | Telegraph operator | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |