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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKEY, Leo Francis | 39 Angel Place, St. John's | 0-117 - 1469 | 20 | Michael Hickey (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| KOOLERY, James | 84 McFarlane Street, St. John's | 4412 | 18 | George Koolery (p) | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discharged underaged. | ||||
| BRADLEY, James Jabez | Squid Tickle, Bonavista District | 3627 | 20 | Allan Bradley (p) | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| PARSONS, William H. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 0-228 | 37 | Harold Parsons (o) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps. | |||||
| RENDELL, Walter Frederic | 73 Military Road, St. John's | 0-5 | 26 | Mrs.F.J.W. Rendell (p) | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| URQUHART, James | No information | 0-196 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. Variant spelling of name - Urquart | |||||||
| WHALEN, Arthur | 36 George Street, St. John's | 2095 | 19 | Mary Ann Whalen (p) | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| NUGENT, Michael Joseph | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-209 - 428 | 43 | Mrs. Michael Nugent (s) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers. | |||||
| WILLAR, Harry | 9 Bond Street, St. John's | 8420 | 24 | Wilhelmina Willar (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| BENOIT, Laurence | Bay d'Espoir, Fortune District | 8255 | 18 | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| REEVES, William | No information | 0-230 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. Attached to Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Ambulance Company. | |||||||
| SNOW, Joseph H. | Norris Arm, Gander Bay | 5766 | 20 | John Snow | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| TETFORD, Robert | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 277 | 20 | Robert Tetford (p) | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| NUNNS, Joseph | No Information | 0-10 | Mrs. Mary Ann Nunns (p) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| DOUGHORTY, J. | No information | 13661 | No | No | Service number: 13661 Royal Munster Fusiliers. Doughorty was attached to the Newfoundland Contingent from 1 Mun. Fus [Munster Fusiliers]. Not in service ledger. Fatality: unknown. | ||||||||
| WILLIAMS, Charles A. | Corbin, Burin District | 3363 | Mrs. Silas Adams (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| SMITH, Jacob | Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Trinity District | 8144 | 25 | Mrs. Sarah Smith (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Allan | Grand Falls, Twillingate District - Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom | 0-66 - 1741 | 27 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| DRISCOLL, Edward | 53 Feild Street, St. John's | 8371 | 31 | Susan Driscoll (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| HUTCHINGS, Richard | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 3366 | 18 | Ambrose Hutchings (o) | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 30, 1918 | File missing, Information from Service ledger. | ||||
| FORD, Thomas | Jackson's Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 1782 | 27 | John Ford of Joseph (p) | 1915 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| GROUCHY, Philip | No information | 3323 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Discharged, under age. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| JUPP, Henry Clifford Oliver | Oldfields Farm, Pulborough, Sussex, United Kingdom | 0-206 - 157 | 24 | Mr. [William] Jupp (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers ; Also referred to as Clifford Henry ; Brother of Leonard John Jupp, # 162 | |||||
| SUMMERS, Michael Francis | 330 Water Street, St. John's | 0-158 | Michael J. Summers (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 16, 1916 | Attestation papers not included - Photograph of grave-site included. | |||||
| FORSEY, John | Gambo, Bonavista District | 4433 | 18 | Thomas Forsey (p) | 1918 | No | No | ||||||
| ROSS, Robert Wallace | 14 Victoria Street, St. John's | 0-84 - 1182 | 20 | Hector Ross (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| WARFORD, Azariah | South West Arm, Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 8077 | 22 | William R. Warford (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| COURT | No information | 0-250 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; attached from RAMC | ||||||||
| BROWN, Aubrey | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 8385 | 47 | Maggie E. Brown (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WINDELER, Henry Stanton | 11 Maxse Street, St. John's | 0-3 | H.D. Windeler (p) | 1915 | No | No | Seconded to 46th BN. M.G. Corps. | ||||||
| HOGAN, R. | N/A | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | ||||||||
| MARCH, John Wesley | 50 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-109 | 34 | Amelia March (o) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| TAYLOR, Ronald | 152 Casey Street, St. John's | 8499 | 18 | Hubert Taylor (p) | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| 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. | |||||||
| DURBAN, George H. | No information | 0-296 | 1925 | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel - Attestation papers not included; no entry in service ledger | |||||||
| LEHR, Henry | 9 Plank Road, St. John's | 8288 | 20 | Mary Lehr (o) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WINDELER, V. G. | No information | 1889 | No | No | No | File missing. Not in service ledger; # 1889 is assigned to Philip Francis Power | |||||||
| ROSE, Joshua | 14 Franklin Avenue, St. John's | 8436 | 43 | Harriett Rose (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| SHORTALL, Richard Aloysius | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-78 - 395 | 23 | Richard and Catherine Shortall (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Includes document for Owen William Steele, 0-89 - 326 and Leo M. Shortall, 1940. | ||||
| RALEY, Arthur | St. John's - 29 Campbell Road, Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 0-149 | Mrs. Raley (p) | 1916 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| TAYLOR, Selby | 10 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 8460 | 25 | Maud Taylor (s) | 1917 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 9, 1918 | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| HARRIS, Lloyd | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4427 | 18 | Reverend William Harris (p) | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| PYNN, Frank | No Information | 1033 | 1915 | No | No | No information in service ledger; released May 1915. | |||||||
| STONE, John | Summer Hill Farm, Cock Pit Road, St. John's | 8380 | 19 | Harry Stone (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WEIR, Harold | Petty Harbour, St. John's West district | 8127 | 20 | Mary A. Weir (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| FRASER, Nutting Stewart | 234 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 0-47 - 1183 | 18 | Dr. N.S. Fraser (p) | 1914 | No | No | Attested for short service. | |||||
| BOWER, W. C. E. | No information | 0-227 | 1916 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 19, 1916 | Attestation papers not included - Attached from Royal Army Medical Corps | ||||||
| CARTY, George Thomas | Cochrane Street, St. John's | 0-6 | Isabell Carty (o) | 1914 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| FREW, Alexander | Medical officer | n/a | 1915 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. |