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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIELLY, Leo | 17 Cuddihy Street, St. John's | 6219 | William Kielly (p) | Teamster | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 19; Actual age: 16 | ||||
| POPE, Robert | Botwood, Burnt Arm, Twillingate District | 2550 | 20 | Stephen Pope (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | |||
| ADAMS, Stephen | Come By Chance, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 8478 | 34 | Beatrice Adams (p) | Millman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREELEY, George | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1573 | 25 | Martha Greeley (p) | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| DRISCOLL, Edward | 53 Feild Street, St. John's | 8371 | 31 | Susan Driscoll (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WISEMAN, Goodwin | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 5456 | 20 | Frederick Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CORNECT, Eugene | Cape St. George, St. George District | 429 | 21 | John Cornect (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Cornact | |||
| SAUNDERS | 2609 | 1916 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger | ||||||||
| MURPHY, William | 122 Water Street West, St. John's | 2407 | 18 | Lewis Murphy (p) | Scholar | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PELLEY, Clarence | Georges Brook, Trinity District | 2484 | 22 | John Pelley (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | |||
| LESHANA, William Edward | St. John's | 799 | 22 | Jeanette LeShana (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| FINNEY, William | Broad Cove, Renews, Ferryland District | 4057 | 19 | Christina Finney (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Raymond | Trinity, Trinity District | 3286 | 18 | William White (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HAYES, Patrick Joseph | St. John's | 1239 | 18 | John Hayes (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| STUCKLESS, Silas | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 1669 | 24 | Isaac Stuckless (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, July 18, 1916 | |||
| BROWN, Elijah | Baine Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4646 | 18 | Elijah Brown Sr. (p) | Teacher | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CAREW, William | St. John's | 1339 | 20 | Elizabeth Carew (p) | 1915 | No | No | See also Regt. #1337 for additional misfiled documents. | |||||
| ANTLE, John Aquilla | St. John's | 663 | 20 | Mrs. William Antle (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | See #5604 Peter Antle for four documents relating to John Antle. | ||||
| HARVEY, Walter | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 8062 | 23 | Alec Harvey (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PURCELL, Roderick Joseph | St. John's | 916 | 19 | James Purcell (p) | Grocer's salesman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 71 | |||
| KEAN, Michael | Cuckholds Cove Road, St. John's | 2659 | 18 | Richard Kean (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Frederick William | 125 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 3810 | 21 | Nathaniel Snow (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Died in 1918, following a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, not a fatality of war. | |||
| WHELAN, Baxter G. | Millertown, Twillingate District | 8201 | 19 | Martha Louise Whelan (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| COX, Arthur | Gaultois, Fortune District | 5560 | 19 | Lizzie Knott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BARRETT, R. [Ralph] | No information | 0-247 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. Member of Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. | |||||||
| SWEETAPPLE, Gideon | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 3589 | 19 | John Sweetapple (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| NURSE, William | Champneys East, Trinity District | 3674 | 19 | William Nurse (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | |||
| HARVEY, Alfred Stanley | St. John's | 767 | 24 | Mary Christina Harvey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| HOPKINS, Allan | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3592 | 20 | Henry Hopkins (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CROWE, Henry S. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-25 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||||
| VEY, Wilson | Random, Trinity District | 5320 | 19 | William Vey (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BOLGER, David Francis | West St. Modeste, Labrador | 3418 | 28 | John Bulger (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: signature is Bolger, form completed as Bulger. | |||
| BURRY, Sidney George | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 1044 | 29 | Mathilda Burry (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| ABBOTT, Sidney Horwood | Charlottetown, Bonavista District | 2801 | 18 | William Abbott (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FURLONG, Stephen J. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8031 | 24 | Matthew Furlong (p) | Teamster and lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MORGAN, Abraham | North River, Port de Grave District | 5907 | 21 | James Morgan (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, Edward. | 129 Military Road, St. John's | 3565 | 19 | Patrick A. Walsh (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CLEARY, Patrick Michael | 36 Casey Street, St. John's | 1230 | 21 | Jane Cleary (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| MATTHEWS, Harold Walter | 33 Parade Street, St. John's | 358 | 19 | Emily Matthews (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RENNIE, W. H. [William Hoyles] | No information | 0-244 | 1914 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| BAIRD, Herbert Edward | St. John's | 1123 | 20 | Phoebe Baird (p) | Chauffeur | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, James | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 4665 | 18 | Charles Murphy (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DAVIS, James | Gambo, Bonavista District | 5723 | 21 | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| BRIEN, William | Quidi Vidi, St. John's East District | 4551 | 20 | Mary Brien (p) | Truckman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GILLINGHAM, Charles | Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1445 | 20 | John Samuel Gillingham (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, September 28, 1917 | |||
| TUFFIN, William B. | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 3196 | 21 | John Tuffin (p) | Dry goods clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HANN, Richard | Little Harbour East, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 5840 | 19 | Joseph Hann (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LEWIS, John | St. John's - Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, England, United Kingdom | 189 | 26 | Humphrey Lewis (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHAW, Bernard | Little Hearts Ease, Trinity District | 2785 | 27 | Mary Shaw (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STACEY, Alfred | Sound Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1747 | 23 | Henry Stacey (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, January 20, 1918 |