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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Albert | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 5224 | 24 | John Green (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARROTT, Alfred | Bonaventure, Trinity District | 4326 | 18 | Saul Parrott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Albert James | St. Anthony, St. Barbe District | 2813 | 20 | Mrs. Ambrose Green (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, August 17, 1917 | |||
| SOMERTON, Charles | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 3867 | 21 | Mrs. Somerton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARROTT, Alfred | Winterton, Trinity District | 5309 | 23 | Sheila Parrott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Arthur | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 5348 | 24 | Phoebe Green (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARROTT, Eric A. | Winterton, Trinity District | 2925 | 18 | John Parrott (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SOMERTON, Edward F. | Trinity, Trinity District | 3526 | 19 | Frederick Somerton (p) | Banker | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Contains a misfiled document relating to service # 3726 Levi Stockley | |||
| OSMOND, Oliver | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 8364 | 21 | Joseph Osmond (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARROTT, Malcolm | Winterton, Trinity District | 5924 | 22 | John Parrott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OVENS, George | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 8086 | 26 | George T. Ovens (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SOMERTON, Frank Hilbbert | Trinity, Trinity District | 1256 | 20 | Caroline Somerton (p) | Agent | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARROTT, Raymond | Winterton, Trinity District | 4149 | 21 | William Parrott (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARDY, Archibald C. | Little Harbour, Twillingate District | 8204 | 18 | John Pardy (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SOMERTON, Frederick Charles | Trinity, Trinity District | 1342 | 26 | Caroline Somerton (p) | School teacher | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, November 25, 1915 | |||
| PARDY, George | 31 Campbell Street, St. John's | 8237 | 24 | Susan Cheator (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| SOMERTON, Peter | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 2779 | 18 | Richard Somerton (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, December 4, 1917 | |||
| PARSLEY, Patrick | 4 Hunts Lane, St. John's | n/a | 16 | Student | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||
| PARDY, John | Little Burnt Bay, Twillingate District | 8473 | 19 | Mary Pardy (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SOMERTON, Stephen | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4556 | 18 | Reuben Somerton (p) | Machinist | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Reginald Bayly | Cathedral Rectory, Church Hill, St. John's | 3048 | 18 | Canon White (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, January 9, 1918 | |||
| WHITE, Willis | Comfort Cove, Twillingate District | 739 | 19 | Sarah Rose (s) | Lumberman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | See also service #733 | ||
| WHITE, William M. | Salmon Cove, Bay de Verde District | 6204 | 20 | Thomas White (p) | Miner | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Includes misfiled document for # 6004 Alpheus Burt | |||
| SPENCER, Maxwell | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3640 | 19 | Mary (George) Spencer (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | |||
| SPENCER, John | Shearstown, Harbour Grace District | 3884 | 29 | Susanna Badcock (p) | Clergyman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPENCER, H. Bennett | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 2592 | 21 | Mark Spencer (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | |||
| SPENCER, Frederick | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3626 | 19 | Mark Spencer (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPENCER, Allan R. | Fortune, Burin District | 5564 | 21 | John Spencer (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPENCE, Thomas | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 5927 | 19 | Mary Bird (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SPEARNS, John | St. John's | 1232 | 19 | Annie Spearns (p) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SPEARNS, Alfred | 24 Colonial Street, St. John's | 4598 | 18 | Annie Spearns (p) | Packer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SPARKS, Selby | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 5137 | 21 | Ebenezer Sparks (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Sparkes. | |||
| SPARKS, Martin | Wesleyville, Bonavista District | 5497 | 21 | Martin Sparkes (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Sparkes. | |||
| SPARKS, Louis | Lower Island Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1052 | 21 | Mary Snelgrove (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPARKS, George J. | Wabana, Bell Island, St. John's East District | 253 | 20 | Annie Sparkes (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| SPARKES, William | 67 Feild Street, St. John's | 4608 | 18 | William Sparkes (p) | Commission clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPARKES, Wesley | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 4140 | 20 | Thomas Sparkes (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | Estate correspondence is in name of Edward W. Sparkes. | ||
| SPARKES, Rupert | Harvey Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2685 | 23 | Elizabeth Sparkes (o) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SPARKES, Reuben | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 6223 | 18 | John Sparkes (p) | Miller | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SPARKES, Hubert | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 3580 | 18 | Thomas Sparkes (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Sparks. | |||
| SOUTHCOTT, Thomas | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3852 | 19 | Arthur Southcott (p) | Paper maker | 1917 | Presbyterian | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | |||
| SOPER, Willis | Lady Cove, Trinity District | 4243 | 18 | Henry Soper (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SOPER, Morley | Port aux Basques, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1259 | 26 | Elizabeth Soper (p) | Station agent | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, December 29, 1915 | |||
| SOPER, Llewellyn | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4689 | 18 | Joseph Soper (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, William Arthur | Rattling Brook, Twillingate District | 1632 | 20 | John White (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| COLE, James | Lower Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 5884 | 23 | Alfred Cole (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, William | Loon Cove, Bonavista District | 5124 | 19 | Luke White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | Community name appears as Look Cove in one document and Loon Cove in another. | |||
| WHITE, William | Loon Bay, Twillingate District | 345 | 27 | Levi White (p) | Lumberman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| COLE, Hubert | Lower Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 4828 | 24 | Mrs. Alfred Cole (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Walter | St. Brendans, Bonavista District | 6088 | 24 | Joseph White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No |